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[aditya]

anyone doing the mathematics and finance major or have completed such a major or know of someone that knows of someone that completed is doign the major....

or if you have any comments on it... they would be highly appreciated considering that its my first preference... lol

 

[Affinity]

Think Seraphim might do it next year.

Virtually same as B.com/B.S with the same majors. The first two years are the compulsory/semi-compulsory courses, and then you do more finance/statistics/applied maths in years 3/4. I suggest Try B.Com/BSc and transfer

Not sure about career prospects, but someone in the year above me found vacation work in canberra.

Some of the ppl this year hated comp1091(and only about 20 do it).. it's a C programming course, so you might not want to choose it. think it's best to take math,acct,econ,fins first semester.

 

[§eraphim]

Think Seraphim might do it next year.

Virtually same as B.com/B.S with the same majors. The first two years are the compulsory/semi-compulsory courses, and then you do more finance/statistics/applied maths in years 3/4. I suggest Try B.Com/BSc and transfer

Not sure about career prospects, but someone in the year above me found vacation work in canberra.

Some of the ppl this year hated comp1091(and only about 20 do it).. it's a C programming course, so you might not want to choose it. think it's best to take math,acct,econ,fins first semester.

1st, wat sort of vacation work did your friend do? which company? was he doing the combined degree or advanced science degree in finance/maths?

2nd, after having emaile Dr Trenerry he recommends doing comp1091 cz C programming supposedly helps..maybe with MATLAB work in 3rd yr optimisation courses. u think thats the case? cz i prefer to do sumthing else.

is discrete any useful? i mean the work on sets and graph theory , etc, etc?

i think this degree isnt that useful cz its not that specialised. hnrs yr is necessary to specialise. this is opposed to actuarial studies which emphasises financial maths for insurance applications.

 

[Affinity]

It's a she, not a he.. think it's for some part of goverment or similar

C programming is good, but isn't liked by everyone, I think I can name a few already.

Discrete is no challenge for you my intelligent friend

Specialised doesn't equate to desirable, if you look at other countries, (such as US,UK,China etc, especially in the better institutions) there's an emphasis on a liberal education and I believe they have their reasons for this.

 

[§eraphim]

Specialised doesn't equate to desirable, if you look at other countries, (such as US,UK,China etc, especially in the better institutions) there's an emphasis on a liberal education and I believe they have their reasons for this.

---> a "multi-disciplinary approach to research"?

 

[aditya]

so how does science adv math and finance compare to actuarial stds in terms of difficulty..?

 

[§eraphim]

so how does science adv math and finance compare to actuarial stds in terms of difficulty..?

i would say definitely easier although some later yr math subjects get quite hard from what i have heard...nothing u cant handle though im sure. with actuarial, if u fail to get a cr there is always the option of sitting the external exams by distance ed to get ur exemptions (exams r approximately in april and sept i think) but the immediate cost of those exams varies with the exchange rate (AU-GBP). however, failing in maths may mean having to repeat the subject the following yr if it isnt offered in the session after. btw, on the topic of difficulty, actuarial exams from the IA r significantly harder than from the SoA for practically the same exemptions. u may be able to apply for mutual recognition (cost permitting) and the favourable exchange rate may compensate for the cost of mutual recognition of exemptions between the bodies.

btw, do any pplz think that UNSW will offer BComm/BSc (Adv) instead of the current BComm/BSc. I think they have begun offering combined degrees with Adv Sci and Arts and Social Sciences...so y not Commerce? Does it relate to the fact that the Adv Sci degree already includes a thesis component in the 4th yr, as opposed to normal Sci degree where u get invited upon application into 4th yr (hnrs yr)? any ideas?

 

[McLake]

C programming is good, but not everyone like it, I think I can name a few already.

C is one of the more "nerdy" programming langauges, and you will learn far more than you would need to do MATLAB

 

[Affinity]

C rids you of your bad habits acquired through the use of VB

 

[§eraphim]

C rids you of your bad habits acquired through the use of VB

what sort of bad habits do u mean? please explain :/

 

[McLake]

C rids you of your bad habits acquired through the use of VB

This is true (note that I have never written VB)

what sort of bad habits do u mean? please explain :/

Spagetti code, bad variables, overly long functions, etc. Although these are still possible in C.

 

[aditya]

thanks for ur mad advice.... :|

 

[ishq]

How exactly does the advanced science degree work? I know it has an honours year, but on the site, it has all those sub-options - microbiology, biochemistry, genetics etc. etc. Do you choose one of those in your first year?

Is anyone doing this degree? If so, then how is it?

 

[Survivor39]

Those microbiology, biochem etc. are for Second and later years to pick for the area that you want to specilise, or major, in. The 4th honours year is a research project carried out on your major area. For example, if you majored in microbiology in the third year, you do a microbiology project for your honours.

It's a great degree. You get to do advanced subjects and if you're good enough, you get invited for a small project in the third year (not the 4th year one).

In your first year, you do basic science subjects (like in most universities). i.e. biology, chemistry, physics, maths, depends on what you want to major in later in your program.

I hope this helps.

 

[aditya]

do u think i could get an elite job as a business analyst with this degree?

 

[Bob.J]

do u think i could get an elite job as a business analyst with this degree?

yep for sure
but you'll probably need more qualifications. maybe a commerce masters or a phd/honours in something like maths
Usually a phD in maths with experience will get you any kinda elite job in the corporate area (along with some commerce knowledge)

 

[aditya]

but u do like 6 upto 8 if u like finance courses in the degree..... firstly because there's an honours compnent.... basicalli ur double majoring in maths and finance without all the core courses in accoutning and sutff. although there are a couple... i love this i wanan do it but someone from macquaire bank call me up and tlel me to do it pleaase :'(

 

[§eraphim]

im considering to transfer into commerce/science (finance and maths) from commerce

the BSc (Adv Sci) in Maths & Finance seems like a ptless degree as u dont seem to do enuff of the finance or the maths subjects. transfer tinto the combined degree at either UNSW or USyd as the subjects r the same and u dun waste ur uoc on Ged Eds or that shit Professional Ethics in Maths subject. PLus Complex Analysis is useless for Applied maths/Stats work.

the impression i got was that the BSc (Adv Sci) (Fins and Maths) students in my yr couldnt hack it when they were doing subjects with Actuarial ppl in MATHS and Actuarial/maths ppl in the COMP course. so, most of them changed their minds about it. Also, i know of <10 ppl doing comm/sci (fins and maths) (myself included). so it isnt a very popular choice. however, im encouraged to do it cz the former uni medalist did this.

so dun b so gung ho about fins and maths. u have to be fairly good at maths if u want to work in quant analysis at any bank (expecting PhD in stats or applied maths and an excellent working knowledge of C++) and the work isnt as crash hot as compared to traders on the front-line.

however, im planning to do this cz i wanna have a good general edcuation in case i wanna work as an actuary (considreing MActSt)

also, unsw is offering BSc (Adv Sci) in Advanced Maths this yr. There is also a lot of flexibility in this degree too if u get in.

 

[aditya]

what do u mean, u choose the units u want there are onyl specific subjects which tey require u to have.. u choose like 3 or 4 finance courses and like 5 maths courses... im confused in ur thinking....

 

[ishq]

Those microbiology, biochem etc. are for Second and later years to pick for the area that you want to specilise, or major, in. The 4th honours year is a research project carried out on your major area. For example, if you majored in microbiology in the third year, you do a microbiology project for your honours.

It's a great degree. You get to do advanced subjects and if you're good enough, you get invited for a small project in the third year (not the 4th year one).

In your first year, you do basic science subjects (like in most universities). i.e. biology, chemistry, physics, maths, depends on what you want to major in later in your program.

I hope this helps.

yes it does. thanks very much.

are you doing this degree too? if so, then which of the above did you/will you choose to major in? The descriptions of genetics and microbiology sound interesting on the UNSW site.