COURSE: BSC IN MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL SC...

This degree ensures that students have a broad theoretical and practical understanding of operations research, mathematics and applied mathematics in a decision-making environment. An added benefit is that it integrates the principles behind various mathematical techniques with their practical application in the business world.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Introduction to the business world


• Modelling in a financial environment


• Descriptive statistics and probability


• Data analysis and inference


• Pre-calculus Mathematics


• Calculus


• Linear algebra


• Applied linear algebra


• Mathematical modelling


• Comprehension skills for science


• End-user Computing


• Introduction to programming

Second year subjects:

• Mathematical programming


• Rational decision making


• Financial modelling


• Distribution theory


• Linear algebra


• Introduction to discrete mathematics


• Differential equations


• Numerical methods

Third year subjects:

• Partial differential equations


• Numerical methods


• Ordinary differential equations


• Discrete mathematics: Combinatorics

Careers: statistical modeller, mathematical modeller.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za​