School of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics equips you with knowledge essential to many careers:

problem solving, logic and analytical skills;
resourcefulness and creativity in analysing a huge variety of situations;
the ability to learn and adapt to new developments.

Mathematical skills represent a way of thinking and are highly flexible. They lead to careers that are exciting, challenging and extremely diverse in nature. Furthermore, long gone are the days of the single career from graduation to retirement. More than half the workforce changes jobs within six years [source: Australian Bureau of Statistics]. Mathematical skills are ideally suited for a modern career.

Mathematicians and Statisticians have particularly good job prospects:

Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries are among the group with the lowest unemployment rates.
Mathematics graduates are amongst the graduates with the highest starting salaries. [source: Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Job Outlook]

Mathematics is widely recognised by community leaders:

"do as much mathematics and statistics as you can in your degrees - these skills will empower your professional lives", Sir Gustav Nossal, Immunologist.
"For me, the study of mathematics was the key that opened the doors of the universe", Robert Stewart, NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut.
"In my experience, competency in mathematics - both in numerical manipulation and in understanding its conceptual foundations - enhances a person's ability to handle the more ambiguous and qualitative relationships that dominate our day-to-day decision making.", Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System.

AND DON'T FORGET: Mathematics is intellectually stimulating!