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Overview of Mathematics
While mathematic courses often get grouped under a science faculty in higher education institutions, commerce, arts and engineering students are also able to choose mathematics as an interdisciplinary subject to complement their undergraduate programmes.
The skills acquired from mathematics courses are invaluable as the training acquired in a mathematics course, such as research data analysis, analytical thought processing and problem solving, are transferable to many industries, especially careers in the government sector and research fields. |
Studying Mathematics
The basic requirements for entry into a science undergraduate programme or a maths degree are an overall pass in your Year 12 qualification, in mathematics (courses such as additional mathematics, further mathematics or complex mathematics), pure or combined sciences subjects and English.
Some universities offer foundation courses in their affiliated colleges, as a pathway to an undergraduate mathematics programme, for students who require a better understanding in their mathematics or sciences subjects.
Selected universities also offer diplomas in mathematical sciences where students from other faculties can undertake to add more breadth into their undergraduate programmes.
Courses in higher education institutions include fundamental subjects such as applied mathematics; statistics, where you will learn how to formulate research to produce qualitative and quantitative analysis using specialised software such as SPSS; and pure mathematics.
Postgraduate studies in mathematics are available either by coursework or research; where a Master of Science (Mathematics & Statistics) is more commonly awarded, while students can also pursue further research as part of a maths PhD.
Careers in Mathematics
Mathematics and statistics are used in our daily lives to predict trends in our economy, weather or population planning. Mathematics can lead to a diverse number of career paths, including: scientific analyst, scientific programmer, statistician, fund manager, software engineer and lecturer.
Skills needed in Mathematics
A flair for written communication, research methodologies, logical reasoning and problem solving are critical skills.
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