Bachelors of Mathematics / Business Management
Overview
Open doors to rewarding career opportunities by combining your passion for analytics and mathematics with a grounding in the principles of business management and leadership.
This dual program provides you with a focused background in economic theories and business management principles, along with the in-depth knowledge of a mathematics program.
The Bachelor of Business Management will allow you to develop core business skills. You can then build on these by selecting specialist areas of study including leadership and management science, innovation and entrepreneurship, business economics, business information systems, human resources, international business and marketing.
UQ Business School's lecturers and tutors are industry leaders. Our vast network of industry contacts means you can develop practical experience at some of the world's leading companies.
In the Bachelor of Mathematics, you'll choose to develop a comprehensive specialised knowledge in one field of mathematics or a high level of sophistication in the applications of mathematics. You can then use your knowledge in sectors of the economy beyond the traditional areas of engineering and the physical sciences, such as finance, economics, information technology and molecular biology.
You'll graduate with skills that are in high demand and you'll be ready to take a leadership role across an array of industries.
Program highlights
- Join one of the world's top business schools and learn from award-winning research and industry experts.
- Graduate with the skills to confidently lead people and projects.
- Hone your skills in areas that are in demand in today's data-driven economy.
- Take advantage of opportunities for placements and internships with leading businesses.
Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
- Applied Mathematics
- Business Economics
- Business Information Systems
- Data Analytics and Operations Research
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Seminars
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'.
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Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Depending on which major you choose, here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Quantitative researcher
- Data analyst
- Investment analyst
- Technology consultant
- Business analyst
- Data scientist
- Mathematics teacher
- Financial modeller
- Commercial analyst
- Information systems designer
Graduate salary
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What I like most about my program is its relevancy. The assignments have real-world application and present you with challenges like those you’d face in the industry.
I have developed leadership, communication, and teamwork skills through my program. The experience of working with real companies during internships through UQ has given me the edge to be prepared for the real work environment after graduation.
What I like most about my program is its relevancy. The assignments have real-world application and present you with challenges like those you’d face in the industry.
I have developed leadership, communication, and teamwork skills through my program. The experience of working with real companies during internships through UQ has given me the edge to be prepared for the real work environment after graduation.
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Entry requirements
Prerequisites
Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) is recommended. Students studying Specialist Mathematics will have increased flexibility in their studies.
Prerequisites
Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) is recommended. Students studying Specialist Mathematics will have increased flexibility in their studies.
Entry score threshold
| ATAR / Rank | IB |
|---|---|
| 92 | 35.25 |
These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2024. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in April each year. Meeting the entry score threshold doesn't guarantee admission.
Guarantee your place at UQ: If you meet our guaranteed minimum ATAR you could secure an offer for your preferred program.
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Student visas
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Bachelors of Mathematics / Business Management are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.
Entry score range
This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the B Mathematics/B BusManagement for Semester 1, 2024
| Without adjustments | With adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | <5 | <5 |
| Median | <5 | <5 |
| Lowest | <5 | <5 |
Who you'll study with
Here's a snapshot of our student intake for this program in Semester 1, 2024:
| Applicant background | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
(A) Higher education study | 0 | 0% |
(B) Vocational Education and Training (VET) study | 0 | 0% |
(C) Work and life experience | 0 | 0% |
| (D) Recent secondary education | ||
| <5 | <5 |
| 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 0% |
International students | 0 | 0% |
Total | <5 | 100% |
"<5" — The number of students is less than 5.
N/A — Students not accepted in this category.
N/P — Not published. The number is hidden to protect the privacy of students in other cells.
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Majors
Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
Study applied mathematics and learn how advanced mathematical methods are used to develop practical solutions in a variety of real-world contexts.
Build your foundational knowledge in core topics such as applied mathematical analysis, mathematical modelling and the numerical methods used in computer programming.
You'll develop your critical thinking skills and learn advanced mathematical techniques for approaching problems in a logical, analytical and creative manner.
You'll then have the opportunity to apply your expertise in areas of interest such as natural resources mathematics or operations research and mathematical planning.
With practical experience gained through work placements, you'll be prepared for a diverse range of career opportunities in sectors such as financial services, engineering, technology and sciences.
It also develops useful skills for marketing, purchasing and human resource management.
You'll learn about growth strategies, modelling, forecasting, scenario planning, demand analysis, pricing policies, competitive strategies, capital budgeting, investment and cost-benefit analysis.
This major will prepare you for a career in banking, financial services, consultancy or public sector organisations.
You'll develop skills in areas like data analytics, business analysis, information security and process improvement. By the end of your studies, you'll be ready to provide advice about how technologies and systems can be used to improve business operations.
This major will prepare you for a career in a huge range of industries. Typical roles include business analyst, technology consultant or data analyst.
This major applies scientific information and decision-making to business management. You'll also learn the skills needed to analyse large and complex data sets and to make effective decisions.
This major will prepare you to work in a range of roles in financial services, technology, engineering, science and research.
This major focuses on all aspects of people management. It will help you develop an understanding of motivation at work, how HR functions identify talent to match the needs of the business, and how organisations ensure that employees gain competence required for their roles.
You'll study topics including employment relations and workplace conflict, selection and recruitment, organisational change, performance management and leadership. The courses in this major cover Australian and international industrial relations and the legal, ethical and evidence-based approaches that underpin decisions about people and stakeholders in organisations. You’ll also develop skills in communication and contract negotiation.
This major will prepare you for a career as an HR manager or consultant in a huge range of industries, designing interventions to support productivity, change or growth, leading global teams and partnering with senior executives to provide advice to boards.
You'll first be introduced to basic principles of innovation and entrepreneurship, including the entrepreneurial mindset and process. Then you'll apply this knowledge in practical courses on digital innovation, social entrepreneurship and growth strategies, as well as technology and innovation management.
Through leadership development you will become a resourceful, creative and resilient innovation leader who delivers sustainable commercial and social value. Further extending your skill set, you’ll engage directly in a short placement or consulting project in a startup or commercial partner project.
You’ll also have the option to develop and grow your own business in an incubator or accelerator within the UQ entrepreneurship ecosystem or beyond. These deep immersion experiences will move you closer to commercially viable business solutions while establishing valuable networks with potential partners, investors, entrepreneurs and mentors.
You'll learn how local conditions can affect global business operations. Plus, you'll study key topics including international trade and investment, international marketing and how firms operate when they engage in international business, finance and strategy.
This major will prepare you for a career in a huge range of businesses, government agencies or trade associations.
You’ll learn how to manage and lead teams through rapid change and disruption, globalisation, and various sustainability and corporate social responsibility challenges.
The courses you study will develop your ability to think independently, make evidence-based decisions, communicate effectively, identify and solve problems, collaborate and work effectively across cultures and functions.
This major will prepare you for graduate-level leadership and managerial positions. It can also enhance employability skills that will be useful for anyone aspiring to transition your technical knowledge to leadership and managerial roles in the future.
You'll study marketing strategy and customer behaviour, including how personality, lifestyle and culture affect purchasing decisions.
The courses in this major will teach you how to create value through brand management, service and relationship management, and digital and market research strategy. You’ll also gain insight into how advertising management operates in the context of artificial intelligence, ethics and micro-targeting.
This major will prepare you to work in a huge range of marketing teams in industries including tourism, arts and entertainment, sales and retail, and not-for-profit agencies.
It also examines the mathematical understanding that underpins a broad range of contemporary sciences, including statistical mechanics, relativity and quantum theory. You'll learn how to understand and describe nature at its most fundamental levels.
This major not only prepares you for research in mathematical physics and related disciplines, but also fosters creativity and develops high-level skills in critical and analytical thinking, which are paramount in problem-solving.
You'll develop high-level skills in critical, analytical and abstract thinking, and study frameworks for deeper understanding of other areas of mathematics such as applied mathematics, mathematical physics and statistics.
You'll also have the opportunity to acquire a solid grounding in the key areas of pure mathematics, as well as opportunities to undertake focused study in advanced courses.
In this major, we combine theory with practical experience to expand your critical thinking, enhance your analytical capabilities and develop your technical skills.
You'll discover how statistics are used to help solve real-world problems, such as improving medical treatments through data-driven experimental design, or using meteorological and spatial data to assess drought conditions in local communities.
You'll learn and apply statistical techniques to analyse and interpret complex data and transform it into meaningful insights.
Statisticians and data analysts are in high demand across business, industry, research and government to forecast, analyse and solve a variety of complex issues.
Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
Study applied mathematics and learn how advanced mathematical methods are used to develop practical solutions in a variety of real-world contexts.
Build your foundational knowledge in core topics such as applied mathematical analysis, mathematical modelling and the numerical methods used in computer programming.
You'll develop your critical thinking skills and learn advanced mathematical techniques for approaching problems in a logical, analytical and creative manner.
You'll then have the opportunity to apply your expertise in areas of interest such as natural resources mathematics or operations research and mathematical planning.
With practical experience gained through work placements, you'll be prepared for a diverse range of career opportunities in sectors such as financial services, engineering, technology and sciences.
It also develops useful skills for marketing, purchasing and human resource management.
You'll learn about growth strategies, modelling, forecasting, scenario planning, demand analysis, pricing policies, competitive strategies, capital budgeting, investment and cost-benefit analysis.
This major will prepare you for a career in banking, financial services, consultancy or public sector organisations.
You'll develop skills in areas like data analytics, business analysis, information security and process improvement. By the end of your studies, you'll be ready to provide advice about how technologies and systems can be used to improve business operations.
This major will prepare you for a career in a huge range of industries. Typical roles include business analyst, technology consultant or data analyst.
This major applies scientific information and decision-making to business management. You'll also learn the skills needed to analyse large and complex data sets and to make effective decisions.
This major will prepare you to work in a range of roles in financial services, technology, engineering, science and research.
This major focuses on all aspects of people management. It will help you develop an understanding of motivation at work, how HR functions identify talent to match the needs of the business, and how organisations ensure that employees gain competence required for their roles.
You'll study topics including employment relations and workplace conflict, selection and recruitment, organisational change, performance management and leadership. The courses in this major cover Australian and international industrial relations and the legal, ethical and evidence-based approaches that underpin decisions about people and stakeholders in organisations. You’ll also develop skills in communication and contract negotiation.
This major will prepare you for a career as an HR manager or consultant in a huge range of industries, designing interventions to support productivity, change or growth, leading global teams and partnering with senior executives to provide advice to boards.
You'll first be introduced to basic principles of innovation and entrepreneurship, including the entrepreneurial mindset and process. Then you'll apply this knowledge in practical courses on digital innovation, social entrepreneurship and growth strategies, as well as technology and innovation management.
Through leadership development you will become a resourceful, creative and resilient innovation leader who delivers sustainable commercial and social value. Further extending your skill set, you’ll engage directly in a short placement or consulting project in a startup or commercial partner project.
You’ll also have the option to develop and grow your own business in an incubator or accelerator within the UQ entrepreneurship ecosystem or beyond. These deep immersion experiences will move you closer to commercially viable business solutions while establishing valuable networks with potential partners, investors, entrepreneurs and mentors.
You'll learn how local conditions can affect global business operations. Plus, you'll study key topics including international trade and investment, international marketing and how firms operate when they engage in international business, finance and strategy.
This major will prepare you for a career in a huge range of businesses, government agencies or trade associations.
You’ll learn how to manage and lead teams through rapid change and disruption, globalisation, and various sustainability and corporate social responsibility challenges.
The courses you study will develop your ability to think independently, make evidence-based decisions, communicate effectively, identify and solve problems, collaborate and work effectively across cultures and functions.
This major will prepare you for graduate-level leadership and managerial positions. It can also enhance employability skills that will be useful for anyone aspiring to transition your technical knowledge to leadership and managerial roles in the future.
You'll study marketing strategy and customer behaviour, including how personality, lifestyle and culture affect purchasing decisions.
The courses in this major will teach you how to create value through brand management, service and relationship management, and digital and market research strategy. You’ll also gain insight into how advertising management operates in the context of artificial intelligence, ethics and micro-targeting.
This major will prepare you to work in a huge range of marketing teams in industries including tourism, arts and entertainment, sales and retail, and not-for-profit agencies.
It also examines the mathematical understanding that underpins a broad range of contemporary sciences, including statistical mechanics, relativity and quantum theory. You'll learn how to understand and describe nature at its most fundamental levels.
This major not only prepares you for research in mathematical physics and related disciplines, but also fosters creativity and develops high-level skills in critical and analytical thinking, which are paramount in problem-solving.
You'll develop high-level skills in critical, analytical and abstract thinking, and study frameworks for deeper understanding of other areas of mathematics such as applied mathematics, mathematical physics and statistics.
You'll also have the opportunity to acquire a solid grounding in the key areas of pure mathematics, as well as opportunities to undertake focused study in advanced courses.
In this major, we combine theory with practical experience to expand your critical thinking, enhance your analytical capabilities and develop your technical skills.
You'll discover how statistics are used to help solve real-world problems, such as improving medical treatments through data-driven experimental design, or using meteorological and spatial data to assess drought conditions in local communities.
You'll learn and apply statistical techniques to analyse and interpret complex data and transform it into meaningful insights.
Statisticians and data analysts are in high demand across business, industry, research and government to forecast, analyse and solve a variety of complex issues.
Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
$9,462
2024
Fee information for 2025 is not yet available. Fee information displayed is for 2024.
$9,462
2025
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
AUD $50,560
2024
Fee information for 2025 is not yet available. Fee information displayed is for 2024.
AUD $50,560
2025
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
HECS-HELP
Domestic places in the Bachelors of Mathematics / Business Management are Commonwealth Supported. This means the cost of your education is shared between you and the Australian Government.
Instead of tuition fees, Commonwealth Supported students pay what are called student contribution amounts.
HECS-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their student contribution amounts.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:
How to apply
Applying online
If your senior schooling is from outside Australia, you can submit your application to UQ. Or, if you prefer, you can use an approved UQ agent in your country.
The program code for the Bachelors of Mathematics / Business Management is 2500.
Find out more about applying for undergraduate study
If your senior schooling is from Australia
Submit your application to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre if you're an international student who is currently studying:
- Australian Year 12 (in Australia or another country), or
- the International Baccalaureate in Australia.
The QTAC code for the Bachelors of Mathematics / Business Management is 714711.
Applying through QTAC
All domestic applications should be submitted to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
The QTAC code for the Bachelors of Mathematics / Business Management is 714711.
Important dates
If you’re studying Year 12 in Australia, go to the QTAC website to check the closing date for this program.
If you’re applying to UQ, the closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in semester 2 - May 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in semester 1 - November 30 of the previous year.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
To check the closing date for this program, go to the QTAC website.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
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Pathway options
A rank or score doesn’t determine your potential.
If you're not offered a place in your first-choice program – or if you don't meet the entry requirements – you still have a number of options.
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