Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Double Major)

Increasingly, employers are looking for graduates with strong skills in reasoning and problem solving – the skills that are developed in a mathematics and statistics degree. There are many careers that a mathematics and statistics degree can open up for you.

For example, mathematics is used to create the complex programming at the heart of all computing. Also cryptography, a form of pure mathematics, is used to encode the millions of transactions made hourly via the internet and when we use debit or credit cards. Mathematics with Computer Science/IT and Mathematics with Physics are popular degree combinations for many students.

Mathematics is also important in the finance sector. Sophisticated mathematical tolls – such as the theory of chaos and time series forecasting – are used to map trends on the world future markets. Actuarial science, a branch of statistics, concerns itself with the evaluation and management of financial risks, particularly those associated with insurance companies and pension funds.

Medical statistics is an area of special interest, and is of vital importance in the development of new drugs where trials to discover cures and side effects demand careful statistical analysis.

One can also look forward to a successful career in teaching with a degree in mathematics, a key core subject in all education systems including Fiji.

Year 1 Semester 1

Credits

MTH111 Calculus I and Linear Algebra 3
1 × 100 level course (2nd major) 3
CSA111 Introduction to Programming/ITC131 Software Constructs and tools 3/2
UUU100 Social Research 3
ITK111 Spoken Fijian (Itaukei Language)for Beginners/HIC111 Spoken Hindi for Beginners Social Research 2

Year 2 Semester 1

Credits

MTH211 Advanced Calculus 4
MTH214 Linear algebra 4
1 × 200 level course (2nd major) 4
UUU200 Contemporary Fiji* 4

Year 3 Semester 1

Credits

MTH312 Numerical Analysis and Optimisation 4
1 × 300 level course (elective) 4
1 × 200 level course (2nd major) 4
UUU300 Governance and Ethics* 4

Year 1 Semester 2

Credits
MTH114 Calculus II and Differential Equations 3
MTH113 Introduction to Statistics 3
LLC101 English for Academic Purposes 3
1 × 100 level course (2nd major) 3

Year 2 Semester 2

Credits

MTH213 Applied Statistics I 4
1 × 200 level course (2nd major) 4
1 × 200 level course (2nd major) 4
UUU200 Contemporary Fiji* 4

Year 3 Semester 2

Credits

MTH314 Real and Complex Analysis 4
1 × 300 level course (elective) 4
1 × 200 level course (2nd major) 4
UUU300 Governance and Ethics* 4

Note: UUU200 and UUU300 are offered in both semesters. Students are required to enrol in the two courses either in semester 1 or semester 2.