Bachelor of Quantitative Finance
2008 | 2009 | 2010Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment | School of Mathematics and Statistics
| Program Code: DBQF Program Level: Undergraduate SATAC code: 424431 Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) for 2009 Entry: 76.90 (Internal) Home Campus:
City West Program Length (in EFTSL):
3 |
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Program director/s
- Dr Malgorzata Korolkiewicz (DBQF)
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Aim
The program is designed to produce graduates to work as professional mathematicians and/or statisticians, and who also are familiar with the problems, terminology and concepts of application areas within Quantitative Finance. This program has arisen from the evident need for this training to be in the form of a structured program, providing a planned and integrated balance between basic mathematics, statistics, computing, and finance area applications.
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have one of the following qualifications:
- Qualified for the SACE; and
- Recorded achievement in five SACE subjects taken at Stage 2 level; and
- Included at least four Stage 2 subjects which are approved Higher Education Selection Subjects (HESS);
- Obtained a competitive TER;
- Obtained an achievement score of 10 in Stage 2 Mathematical Studies.
Alternatively, the minimum educational requirements may be met by those who have one of the following qualifications:
- Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma;
- Completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution;
- Completed a recognised diploma or associated diploma from TAFE or Certificate IV level course;
- Completed at least four Open Learning Australia (OLA) courses at the appropriate level;
- Qualified for Special Entry; or
- Completed the University Foundation Program with a grade of Credit or better in the course Introduction to Mathematics 2.
For international applicants for whom English is a second language, the minimum English language requirements are:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading and Writing subscores and minimum overall score of 6.0 obtained within the last two years or corresponding results from an equivalent test such as TOEFL or the appropriate Academic English language level delivered at CELUSA; or
- Successful completion of a secondary qualification in Australia within the last two years; or
- Successful completion of at least one year of tertiary study in Australia within the last two years; or
- Successful completion of one year of secondary or tertiary study conducted and completed in English within the last two years in a country in which English is commonly used, as determined by the University.
Content/structure
This is a three-year program over which 108 units must be completed. It contains a total of 11 Mathematics or Statistics courses, 5 courses in common with other degree programs offered by the School of Commerce, 2 courses in Communication or Computing, 5 courses in specialised Finance applications, and 1 elective. The purpose of the elective is to allow specialisation in career areas of interest, at the choice of individual students, such as Statistics, Operations Research, Marketing or other cognate areas.
Honours
Graduates of this program who have achieved at least a credit level grade point average can enter the one year honours program Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) (Industrial and Applied Mathematics) LHMS.
Fee information
Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth SupportedFees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.
Program requirements
| Course name | Area + Cat. No. | Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) | |||
| MATH 1054 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 1051 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 1036 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| ECON 1008 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) | |||
| MATH 1055 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| COMP 1039 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 1056 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| ECON 1007 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) | |||
| MATH 2014 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 2023 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 2020 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| BANK 2007 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) | |||
| MATH 2018 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 2024 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 2019 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| BANK 2006 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| THIRD YEAR | |||
| First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) | |||
| MATH 3018 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 3009 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 3024 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| BANK 3004 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) | |||
| MATH 3017 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
Elective (see Note 2) | 4.5 | ||
| MATH 3020 | 4.5 | 0.125 | |
| MATH 3019 | 4.5 | 0.125 |
Notes
- At the end of Year 3, students with the required grades will be permitted to enrol in the LHMS honours program.
- Students may select a freely chosen Elective course from any other School or Division. This may include additional courses in a student's career areas of interest, such as Statistics, Operations Research, Finance, Marketing or Management. A list of elective courses is available from the UniSA website via http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/programs. The selection will be subject to availability and satisfaction of pre-requisite requirements.