Bachelor of Mathematics / Bachelor of Science

On successful completion of the program students will have:

• Knowledge: You will possess in-depth knowledge and skills in at least one area of mathematics to a depth sufficient for further study, research or employment as a mathematician or statistician or data scientist; with proficiency in the fundamentals of mathematics or statistics; and an awareness of areas of mathematics/statistics and understanding of connections between them.
• Understanding: You will have the ability to formulate mathematical/statistical problems, validate mathematical/statistical models and to interpret their results, and apply and adapt mathematical or statistical knowledge to a wide range of situations.
• Skills: You will be a problem-solver who will use their judgement and ability to form conjectures and test them using mathematical or statistical methods, reason formally from hypotheses to conclusions, develop mathematical/ statistical methods to solve problems, and will be experienced in the use of mathematical and statistical resources from the literature or in computational tools.
• Responsiveness: You will be able to effectively communicate with the mathematical and broader community, using mathematical or statistical tools to assimilate and articulate mathematical/statistical concepts and arguments with clear and systematic reasoning in an appropriate form.
• Flexibility: You will be able to work in many different environments and have the capacity to both work independently as well collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ethical practice: You will have an understanding of the importance of standards of mathematical practice within the profession and broader community, an awareness of the importance of using appropriate mathematical and statistical models, the ability to validate the reliability of mathematical and/or statistical techniques and cognisant of their scope, and a commitment to keep up with developments in mathematics/statistics.
• Tenacity: You will be a problem solver and an innovator who can identify, draw upon and manage resources to take a scientific project from concept to completion.
• Perception: You will be a critical thinker who has keen insight and a broad perspective of the world to find scientific solutions to complex problems.
• Knowledge: You will be a practitioner who has the ability to apply your learning and skills to create new understandings of the world and real world issues that lay at the intersection of many traditional and emerging science disciplines.
• Proficiency: You will be a keen scientific researcher and skilled technician who has the ability to think creatively, to plan, to evaluate, to reflect upon and apply your findings.
• Responsiveness: You will be a person who has the flexibility to work in many different environments, to harness collective knowledge within local and global professional networks, to communicate effectively, to work with people and have an appreciation of others.
• Integrity: You will be a professional who can apply your skills and knowledge of science to the highest ethical standards responsibly and honestly.