Honours in Mathematics and Statistics
Honours in Mathematics and Statistics will give you the knowledge and tools necessary to solve complex mathematical and/or statistical problems of a theoretical or applied nature, depending on your specialisation. You will acquire good research skills and the communication skills required to present the results of your work to colleagues and to companies, institutions and/or individuals you are collaborating with or working for.
Outcomes: Students are able to (1) apply mathematical reasoning to analyse the essential structure of problems arising in areas of mathematics or statistics; (2) extend their knowledge of mathematical techniques and adapt solutions to different situations; and (3) communicate mathematical results in written and verbal form.
Entry requirements: the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of a least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Mathematics and Statistics major or Quantitative Methods.
Intake periods: Beginning of year and mid-year
Honours sequence
| Key to availability of units: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2021 |
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2022 or 2023.
For students taking Applied Mathematics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take all units from Group B (18 points)
(3) take units to the value of 6 points from one of Group C, D, E or F
For students taking Pure Mathematics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take all units from Group C (18 points)
(3) take units to the value of 6 points from one of Group B, D, E or F
For students taking Statistics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take three units from Group D (18 points)
(3) take units to the value of 6 points from one of Group B, C, D, E or F
For students taking Mathematical Physics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take units to the value of 12 points units from Group E
(3) take units to the value of 12 points from one of Group B, C or D
Group A—take units as per the sequence notes.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit rules |
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| S1, S2 | MATH4001 | Mathematics and Statistics Research Project Part 1 | - Prerequisites:
- enrolment in Honours in Mathematics and Statistics
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| S1, S2 | MATH4002 | Mathematics and Statistics Research Project Part 2 | - Prerequisites:
- MATH4001 Mathematics and Statistics Research Project 1
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Group B — Applied Mathematics—take units as per the sequence notes.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit rules |
|---|
| S1 | MATH4021 | Dynamical Systems | - Prerequisites:
- MATH3021 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (formerly Dynamics and Control)
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| S2 | MATH4022 | Theoretical Mechanics | - Prerequisites:
- MATH3022 Scientific and Industrial Modelling
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| S2 | MATH4023 | Mathematical Optimisation | - Prerequisites:
- MATH2021 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
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Group C — Pure Mathematics—take units as per the sequence notes.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit rules |
|---|
| S1 | MATH4031 | Algebra | - Prerequisites:
- MATH3031 Algebraic Structures and Symmetry
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| S1 | MATH4032 | Continuous Geometry and Analysis | - Prerequisites:
- MATH3032 Topology and Analysis
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| S2 | MATH4033 | Advanced Topics in Pure Mathematics | - Prerequisites:
- MATH3031 Algebraic Structures and Symmetry (ID 375)
or
MATH3032 Topology and Analysis (ID 372)
or
MATH3033 Geometry (ID 6597)
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Group D — Statistics—take units as per the sequence notes.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit rules |
|---|
| N/A | STAT4061 | Probability and Stochastic Processes | - Prerequisites:
- STAT3061 Random Processes and their Applications
or
STAT3401 Advanced Data Analysis
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| S1 | STAT4062 | Statistical Modelling and Inference | - Prerequisites:
- STAT3061 Random Processes and their Applications (ID 371)
or
STAT3401 Advanced Data Analysis (ID 394)
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| S2 | STAT4063 | Computationally Intensive Methods in Statistics | - Prerequisites:
- STAT3062 Statistical Science
or
STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments
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| S2 | STAT4064 | Applied Predictive Modelling | - Prerequisites:
- STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments (ID 390)
or
STAT2402 Analysis of Observations (ID 389)
or
STAT2062 Fundamentals of Probability with Applications (ID 5019)
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Group E — Mathematical Physics—take units as per the sequence notes.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit rules |
|---|
| S1 | PHYS4010 | Symmetry Principles in Physics | - Prerequisites:
- completion of the core units in the Physics major
or
Frontier Physics extended major
or
equivalent.
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| S1 | PHYS4021 | Frontiers in Quantum Computation | - Prerequisites:
- MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods
or
equivalent
or
higher. - Incompatibility:
- PHYS3005 Quantum Computation (ID 7770)
|
| S1 | PHYS4415 | Special Topics in Physics I | - Prerequisites:
- completion of the core units in the Physics major
or
Frontier Physics extended major
or
equivalent.
|
| N/A | PHYS4417 | Special Topics in Physics III | - Prerequisites:
- PHYS3001 Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics (formerly Quantum Mechanics 2 and Atomic Physics)
and
PHYS3002 Electrodynamics and Relativity (formerly Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics)
and
PHYS3011 Mathematical Physics
and
PHYS3012 Frontiers in Modern Physics (formerly PHYS3012 Optics and Special Topics),
or
equivalent
|
| S2 | PHYS5010 | Electrodynamics and Differential Geometry | - Prerequisites:
- completion of the core units in the Physics major
or
Frontier Physics extended major
or
equivalent.
|
Group F—take units as per the sequence notes.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit rules |
|---|
| S1 | MATH4011 | Special Topics in Mathematics 1 | - Prerequisites:
- enrolment in Honours in Mathematics and Statistics
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| S2 | MATH4012 | Special Topics in Mathematics 2 | - Prerequisites:
- enrolment in Honours in Mathematics and Statistics
|
| N/A | MATH4403 | Advanced Mathematics 1 | - Prerequisites:
- a major in Mathematics and Statistics from this University (
or
equivalent)
or
a major in Physics from this University (
or
equivalent)
|
| N/A | MATH5540 | Advanced Mathematics 2 | - Prerequisites:
- a major in Mathematics and Statistics from this University,
or
equivalent,
or
a major in Physics from this University,
or
equivalent
|
| S2 | PUBH5769 | Biostatistics II | - Prerequisites:
- PUBH4401 Biostatistics I
or
equivalent training/experience
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