School of Mathematics and Statistics

The Honours year is taken in one of Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Statistics

To enter Honours in Mathematics or Statistics, students must have either:

Completed a Mathematics or Statistics major in the Science and/or Mathematics program, including at least 30 units of credit in Level III Mathematics; or
Completed Stage 3 of one of the plans in the Advanced Mathematics or the Physical Oceanography plan in the Advanced Science program; or
Completed a suitable Mathematics or Statistics degree at another university.

In addition, students will normally be required to have

Applied Mathematics - A/Prof. Gary Froyland (Room 2083)
Email: g.froyland@unsw.edu.au

Pure Mathematics - Dr. Hendrik Grundling (Room 5104)
Email: h.grundling@unsw.edu.au

Statistics - Dr Yanan Fan (Room 2055)
Email: y.fan@unsw.edu.au

an average above 70% in their Level III Mathematics courses
an average above 70% in core Level III Mathematics courses for the department in which they will undertake honours. For Applied Mathematics, these core courses will be determined in consultation with the Applied Honours Coordinator; for Pure Mathematics, these courses are MATH3611, MATH3701, and MATH3711; for Statistics, these core courses are those in the Statistics major. With the permission of the Head of School (or Honours Co-ordinator) a student may be allowed into Honours without having satisfied the specific departmental requirements shown some evidence of the ability to undertake independent study. Students must also have permission of the Head of the appropriate Department. To obtain this permission, you should, as early as possible, consult with the appropriate Departmental Honours Coordinator:

In order that you have sufficient background to attempt the courses in the Honours year, it is recommended that you discuss your selection of Level III courses with your Departmental Honours Coordinator or another academic adviser.

The programs of many of our students (such as joint degree students) require careful planning, so please drop by and see one of the coordinators for a chat whenever you need advice - even if your Honours year is many years away.

Honours students enrol full-time or part-time in one of the Honours programs:

MATH4103/MATH4104 - Applied Mathematics Honours,
MATH4603/MATH4604 - Pure Mathematics Honours,
MATH4903/MATH4904 - Statistics Honours, or

Other students who are sufficiently well prepared may enrol in individual Honours courses under the course number.

The University has allocated funds to support Scholarships for students embarking on an "add-on" Honours year of study. There are 10 scholarships available valued at $5,000 for the year, each have been awarded on the basis of academic merit. The closing date is 28th Feb 2009.

For other Honours Scholarships please look here:
Honours Scholarships & Awards

In addition, there is the Buchwald Award in Applied Mathematics (1 Award of $400 pa, for a student in the final year of Honours Applied Mathematics), and The George Szekeres Award (1 Award, of $300, available to students entering the final year of Honours Pure Mathematics).

Entry for Students Outside of UNSW

Students who are interested in transferring to UNSW to complete or undertake their Honours year should consult the appropriate Honours coordinator as soon as possible to ascertain whether this is feasible. Because our Honours courses are based around the background knowledge obtained in the first three years of the UNSW degree, even students with excellent 3 year degrees from elsewhere sometimes lack the background to attempt a full quota of courses. In such cases we often recommend that students complete an extra semester at UNSW before starting Honours in order to fill in some of the missing prerequisites.

Application Form for Non UNSW Student's

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