Minor: Mathematical Sciences
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Course Details
| Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au |
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| Faculties: | University Wide Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Science Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice Faculty of Health |
Study areas
A minor is a set of related units in a particular study area. You may be able to choose one from another area of the University if your course rules allow. To find out, go to your study plan: if you have a complimentary studies option block, search using the code in brackets above the unit list and if it exists you will be able to select it on plan.
Minors consist of 48 credit points with the introductory units having no prerequisites. Later units may have earlier units as prerequisites. Depending on class timetabling it may not be possible to complete all units in a university wide minor. Consult with your course coordinator and relevant discipline coordinators prior to undertaking interfaculty studies.
Individual units completed in a university wide minor will appear on your academic transcript but it will only be recorded as a successfully completed study area if you have a). selected it as an option on your study plan and b). completed the correct number of credit points.
Course Structures
Unit Lists
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSBXMNR-STATS | |||
| Select 48 credit points from the Data Analysis Unit Options list: | |||
| DSB102 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
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| MXB100 Equivalents: MAB100,MAB120,MAB180 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MAB125, MZB125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB105 Equivalents: MAB121, PVB200 | Calculus and Differential Equations |
| Antirequisites: PVB201Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB107 | Probability and Statistics |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB241 Equivalents: MAB314 | Probability and Stochastic Modelling 2 |
| Prerequisites: MXB101 and MXB105 |
| MXB242 Equivalents: MAB414 | Regression and Design |
| Prerequisites: MXB107 |
| MXB341 Equivalents: MAB524 | Statistical Inference |
| Prerequisites: MXB241 or MAB314 |
| MXB344 Equivalents: MAB624 | Generalised Linear Models |
| Prerequisites: MXB242 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSBXMNR-DATASC | |||
| Select 48 credit points from the Data Science Unit Options List: | |||
| DSB101 Equivalents: MXB262 | Introduction to Data Science and Visualisation |
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| DSB102 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
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| DSB200 | Applied Data Science |
| Prerequisites: DSB101 and DSB102 and IFB104 |
| DSB202 | Data Ethics and Society |
| Prerequisites: IFB104 and IFB105 |
| IFB104 Equivalents: INB104, ITB001, ITD104 | Introduction to Programming |
| Antirequisites: CAB201, EGB103, EGD103 |
| IFB105 Equivalents: IFB130, ITD105 | Database Management |
| For PU51 students, PUB110 is the assumed knowledge for IFB105. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSBXMNR-DECANA | |||
| MXB109 Equivalents: MAB315, MXB232 | Introductory Operations Research |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100 |
| Select 36 credit points from the Decision Analytics Unit Options List: | |||
| DSB102 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
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| MXB100 Equivalents: MAB100,MAB120,MAB180 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MAB125, MZB125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB107 | Probability and Statistics |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB233 | Optimisation Modelling |
| Prerequisites: MXB109 or MXB32 |
| MXB261 Equivalents: INB360, MAB480 | Game Theory and Simulation for Decision-Making |
| Programming experience; sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B is assumed knowledge. |
Study Area Description
The minor in Mathematics will introduce you to the skills and concepts of quantitative analysis and problem-solving.
[Not available to MA54/MS01 students]
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select four units from the Mathematics Minor Option List: | |||
| MXB100 Equivalents: MAB100,MAB120,MAB180 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MAB125, MZB125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB103 Equivalents: MAB220 | Introductory Computational Mathematics |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB105 Equivalents: MAB121, PVB200 | Calculus and Differential Equations |
| Antirequisites: PVB201Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB106 Equivalents: MAB112, MAB122, MAB132, PVB202 | Linear Algebra |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB161 | Computational Explorations |
| Prerequisites: Admission to (MS01 or MV01 or MV05 or MV06 or DS01 or IX30 or SE20 or SE30 or SE40 or SE70 or ST20 or SE07 or ID29) or 48 credit points of study in current course |
| MXB201 Equivalents: MAB312 | Advanced Linear Algebra |
| Prerequisites: MXB106 and (MXB102 or Admission to ST20)MXB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB202 Equivalents: MAB311 | Advanced Calculus |
| Prerequisites: MXB105 and MXB106MXB102 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB225 Equivalents: MAB413, MXB221 | Modelling with Differential Equations 1 |
| Prerequisites: MXB105MXB106 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB322 Equivalents: MAB613 | Partial Differential Equations |
| Prerequisites: (MXB201 and MXB202) or MXB225 or MXB221 or MAB413MXB202 is assumed knowledge. |
| Note: MZB101, MXB101, MXB102, MXB107 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2025 or earlier. | |||
The following study areas have been discontinued. Students who have already commenced one of these minors will be permitted to complete it.
[Not available to MS01 students]
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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| * Description: This minor aims aims to develop fundamental skills in statistical analysis and modelling, and to introduce you to applying your statistical skills and techniques to real-world problems in a variety of non-mathematical fields. | |||
| MXB101 Equivalents: MAB210 | Probability and Stochastic Modelling 1 |
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| MXB107 | Probability and Statistics |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| Select ONE of: | |||
| MXB241 Equivalents: MAB314 | Probability and Stochastic Modelling 2 |
| Prerequisites: MXB101 and MXB105 |
| MXB242 Equivalents: MAB414 | Regression and Design |
| Prerequisites: MXB107 |
| Choose one unit (12 credit points) from the Unit Options list: | |||
| MZB101 Equivalents: MAB105 | Modelling with Introductory Calculus |
| Sound Achievement in Queensland Year 12 Mathematics A or B (or equivalent) is assumed knowledge. |
| (NOTE: MZB101 must be completed for students without HA or higher in Senior Mathematics B) | |||
| MXB100 Equivalents: MAB100,MAB120,MAB180 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MAB125, MZB125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| (NOTE: MXB100 must be completed for students without HA or higher in Senior Mathematics C) | |||
| MXB105 Equivalents: MAB121, PVB200 | Calculus and Differential Equations |
| Antirequisites: PVB201Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |