Computer science encompasses everything from the design of hardware to the development of algorithms and programming languages.
Gain technical skills in programming to create or optimise programs, systems or applications that are used across multiple devices.
Programming skills are essential for information management, data analysis, predictive modelling, cyber security, artificial intelligence, gaming, e-commerce and communications.
These transferable skills apply to many industries including health, science, technology, business and government.
You’ll be equipped for roles such as a web, gaming or app developer, software engineer, information security specialist, data analyst or computer systems expert.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Software engineer
- Data scientist
- Senior developer
- Algorithm specialist
- Game development coordinator
- Cyber security analyst
- Cryptographic systems engineer
- Quantitative analyst
- Risk modeller
- Technical writer
Average annual salary range
Cyber Security Analyst
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Average annual salary range
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Next steps after graduation
The Bachelor of Mathematics provides quantitative training that will set you apart in the job market and see you excel in mathematics or one of the many disciplines it influences.
With a degree in mathematics, you will be sought by industry for your excellent quantitative and problem-solving abilities, and gain a wide range of rewarding positions in the public and private sectors. This includes roles in:
- finance
- economics
- mathematical research
- statistics
- actuarial studies
- quantitative finance
- meteorology
- information technology
- data science
- teaching.
The problem-solving skills I developed during my mathematics degree have been so widely applicable to the range of projects I have worked on in my undergraduate research and in my role as a Data Analyst Consultant.
Mathematics is a broad field of study, and I enjoy being exposed to its many sub-fields and being able to work out mathematical solutions with my classmates to problems I've grappled with for hours or days.
The problem-solving skills I developed during my mathematics degree have been so widely applicable to the range of projects I have worked on in my undergraduate research and in my role as a Data Analyst Consultant.
Mathematics is a broad field of study, and I enjoy being exposed to its many sub-fields and being able to work out mathematical solutions with my classmates to problems I've grappled with for hours or days.
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Fieldwork
- Seminars
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Artificial Intelligence
- Social and Mobile Computing
- Visualization, Computer Graphics and Data Analysis
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