Why study a Master of Mathematical Sciences at UC?

Entry requirements

You will need to have completed a bachelor's degree in a subject relevant to mathematics (or other approved subjects), and have passed at least 60 points of your 300-level courses with at least a B grade average.

You may also enrol with other relevant qualifications of an equivalent standard, with approval.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Mathematical Sciences or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

Subjects and courses

You can choose to complete the MMathSci unendorsed, or endorsed in one of the options below.

 

• MASC684 MMathSci Project (45 points) OR MASC686 MMathSci Project (60 points)

Depending on which project course you take, you will also complete another 45 or 60 points in any approved 400-level courses at UC.

Plus 75 points chosen from the following:

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Data Science (excluding DATA401)

Choose from either Computational and Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics.

Computational and Applied Mathematics

 

• CAMS689 MMathSci Thesis (CAMS)

Plus 90 points of 400-level courses chosen from:

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Data Science (excluding DATA401)

With approval, up to 45 points can be chosen from other appropriate courses at UC.

Data Science

 

• DATA689 MMathSci Thesis (Data Science)
• One 400-level MATH or STAT course (excluding STAT462 and STAT448)
• One 400-level COSC course (excluding COSC480)
• One course chosen from DATA425-480

Plus another 45 points in other approved 400-level courses.

Financial Engineering

 

• FENG689 MMathSci Thesis (Financial Engineering)
• 30 points chosen from 600-level FINC courses

Plus 45 points of 400-level courses chosen from:

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Data Science

If you have not previously completed a programming course, you must take COSC480 or another approved course as one of your options.

Mathematics

 

• MATH697 MMathSci Thesis (Mathematics)
• 60 points chosen from 400-level MATH courses (excluding MATH491)

Plus 30 points of 400-level courses chosen from:

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Data Science (excluding DATA401)

Statistics

 

• STAT689 MMathSci Thesis (Statistics)
• 60 points chosen from 400-level STAT courses OR DATA courses (excluding STAT491 and DATA401)

Plus 30 points of 400-level courses chosen from:

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Data Science (excluding DATA401)

Further study

UC offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies in a range of mathematics and statistics subjects.

Career opportunities

Studying this degree will give you adaptable skills to work with new and emerging technologies in the field, for example Big Data and artificial intelligence, and prepare you to become a part of advanced mathematics research in the industry.

 

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