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Major

Mathematics

Bachelor of Science
Overview Study details

Challenge and expand your problem-solving, logical thinking and conceptual ability.

Gain quantitative and analytical skills, along with a foundation of calculus, linear algebra, probability, discrete mathematics, mathematical analysis and modelling.

Develop and apply your knowledge through practical experience, structured tutorials and specialised lectures.

Our comprehensive mathematical training equips you for a broad range of opportunities in banking, finance, insurance, business, engineering, science, information technology and risk management.

You'll graduate ready to create innovations that will shape the future.

Studying mathematics also gives you a strong foundation to continue into a higher degree by research and excel in research positions within universities, government agencies and private companies.

Highlights

87 in the world for mathematics and statistics

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025

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:

  • Data scientist
  • Quantitative researcher
  • Statistician
  • Algorithm specialist
  • Data analyst
  • Bioinformatician
  • Cryptographer
  • Research analyst
  • Quantitative analyst
  • Biostatistician

Average annual salary range

Meteorologist

$80K–$100K

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Annual average salary range

Financial Analyst

$95K–$115K

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Next steps after graduation

Studying mathematics provides quantitative training that will set you apart in the job market. You'll 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.

Find out more about careers that started in science

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My degree gave me an appreciation that there are many things I don't know or understand and encouraged me to hone the necessary skills for learning and problem solving.

Emily Jones
Graduate, Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)
Emily Jones in a green top, smiling in front of a leafy background

My degree gave me an appreciation that there are many things I don't know or understand and encouraged me to hone the necessary skills for learning and problem solving.

Emily Jones
Graduate, Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)

This Major is available as:

  • Major
  • Extended Major

How you'll learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Overseas study

What you'll study

At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:

  • Coding and Cryptography
  • Complex Analysis
  • Differential Geometry
  • Optimisation Theory

See courses and program structure

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