COURSE: BCOM IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

This programme has a sharper focus on Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. These two subjects are compulsory in both the first and the second year. In the third year you must include at least one of the following subjects: Computer Science, Financial Risk Management, Mathematical Statistics, or Operations Research. Students who are interested in becoming financial risk managers or portfolio managers, or who wish to acquire the abilities necessary for finding quantitative solutions to management problems should register for this programme.

Type: Undergraduate Degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Financial Accounting


• Economics


• Mathematics


• Actuarial Science


• Probability Theory


• Statistics


• Business Management


• Industrial Psychology


• Investment Management


• Information Systems

Second Year Subjects:

• Financial Accounting


• Mathematics


• Actuarial Science


• Probability Theory


• Statistics


• Business Management

Third Year Subjects:

• Financial Accounting


• Mathematics


• Actuarial Science


• Probability Theory


• Statistics


• Business Management

Careers: Mathematician, Financial Risk Manager, Operations Researcher.

Source: www.sun.ac.za

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