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Major

Mathematics

Bachelors of Science / Education (Secondary)
Overview Study details

Choose from more than 30 different courses in mathematics and statistics to suit your interests and career goals.

This major will challenge and expand your problem solving, logical thinking and conceptual ability. You'll gain quantitative and analytical skills, along with a foundation of calculus, linear algebra, probability, discrete mathematics, mathematical analysis and modelling.

You’ll 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 education, banking, finance, insurance, business, engineering, science, information technology and risk management.

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

1 in Queensland for mathematics

QS World University Rankings 2025

1 in Queensland for statistics and operational research

QS World University Rankings 2025

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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:

  • Mathematics teacher
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Quantitative researcher
  • Numeracy coordinator
  • Algorithm specialist
  • Data analyst

Graduate salary

Science and mathematics (undergraduate)

$40K–$85K

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Graduate salary

Teacher education (undergraduate)

$69K–$83K

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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
  • Overseas study

What you'll study

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

  • Abstract Algebra and Number Theory
  • Algebraic Methods of Mathematical Physics
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Numerical Methods in Computational Science

See courses and program structure

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