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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 85KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

Semester 1 Commencement

Year 1 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
FINM7401 Finance Part B
MATH7039 Financial Mathematics Part B
MATH7091 Financial Calculus Part B
Choose 2 units from:

[ COMP7703 Machine Learning
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7350 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7232 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
STAT7304 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75041 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75052 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II]

 Part C

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7049 Computation in Financial Mathematics Part B
Choose 6 units from:

[ COSC7500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
COSC7502 High-Performance Computing
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7390 Financial Econometrics
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7202 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH74051 Measure Theory ]

 Part C 

Year 2 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7012 Project or Thesis (8 units) Part D
OR

MATH70133 Minor Project A (4 units)

AND choose 4 units from:

[ COMP7703 Machine Learning
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7350 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7232 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
STAT7304 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75041 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75052 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II
MATH70154 Mini Project A ]
Part D

Part C and/or D
  1. Course offered in even years only.
  2. Course offered in odd years only.
  3. Students interested in further Minor Project studies can also complete MATH7014.
  4. Students interested in further Mini Project studies can also complete MATH7016.

Semester 2 Commencement

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
FINM7401 Finance Part B
MATH7049 Computation in Financial Mathematics Part B
Choose 4 units from:

[ COSC7500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
COSC7502 High-Performance Computing
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7390 Financial Econometrics
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7201 Applications of Scientific Computing1
MATH7202 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH74051 Measure Theory ]

 Part C

Year 2 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7039 Financial Mathematics Part B
MATH7091 Financial Calculus Part B
Choose 4 units from:

[ COMP7703 Machine Learning
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7350 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7232 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
STAT7304 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75041 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75052 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II ]

 Part C

Year 2 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7012 Project or Thesis (8 units) Part D
OR

MATH70133 Minor Project A (4 units)

AND choose 4 units from:

[ COSC7500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
COSC7502 High-Performance Computing
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7390 Financial Econometrics
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7202 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH74051 Measure Theory
MATH70154 Mini Project A ]
Part D

Part C and/or D
  1. Course offered in even years only.
  2. Course offered in odd years only.
  3. Students interested in further Minor Project studies can also complete MATH7014.
  4. Students interested in further Mini Project studies can also complete MATH7016.

Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 86KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

Semester 1 Commencement

Year 1 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
CSSE7030 Introduction to Software Engineering Part A
MATH7000 Calculus & Linear Algebra II Part A
STAT7003 Mathematical Probability Part A
MATH7039 Financial Mathematics Part B

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7100 Applied Mathematical Analysis Part A
FINM7401 Finance Part B
MATH7049 Computation in Financial Mathematics Part B
Choose 2 units from:

[ COSC7500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
COSC7502 High-Performance Computing
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7390 Financial Econometrics
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7202 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH74051 Measure Theory ]

 Part C

Year 2 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7091 Financial Calculus Part B
Choose 6 units from:

[ COMP7703 Machine Learning
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7350 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7232 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
STAT7304 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75041 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75052 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II ]

 Part C 

Year 2 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7012 Project or Thesis (8 units) Part D
OR

MATH70133 Minor Project A (4 units)

AND choose 4 units from:

[ COSC7500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
COSC7502 High-Performance Computing
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7390 Financial Econometrics
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7202 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH74051 Measure Theory
MATH70154 Mini Project A ]


Part D



Part C and/or D
  1. Course offered in even years only.
  2. Course offered in odd years only.
  3. Students interested in further Minor Project studies can also complete MATH7014.
  4. Students interested in further Mini Project studies can also complete MATH7016.

Semester 2 Commencement

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
CSSE7030 Introduction to Software Engineering Part A
MATH7000 Calculus & Linear Algebra II Part A
MATH7100 Applied Mathematical Analysis Part A
FINM7401 Finance Part B

Year 2 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
STAT7003 Mathematical Probability Part A
MATH7091 Financial Calculus Part B
MATH7039 Financial Mathematics Part B
Choose 2 units from:

[ COMP7703 Machine Learning
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7350 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7232 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
STAT7304 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75041 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75052 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II  ]

 Part C

Year 2 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7049 Computation in Financial Mathematics Part B
Choose 6 units from:

[ COSC7500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
COSC7502 High-Performance Computing
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7390 Financial Econometrics
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7202 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH74051 Measure Theory ]

 Part C 

Year 3 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
MATH7012 Project or Thesis (8 units) Part D
OR

MATH70133 Minor Project A (4 units)

AND choose 4 units from:

[ COMP7703 Machine Learning
ECON7001 Foundations in Macroeconomics
ECON7200 Economics of Financial Markets
ECON7310 Elements of Econometrics
ECON7350 Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
FINM7402 Corporate Finance
FINM7403 Portfolio Management
FINM7405 Financial Risk Management
FINM7406 International Financial Management
MATH7232 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
STAT7304 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75041 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT75052 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II
MATH70154 Mini Project A ]
Part D

Part C and/or D
  1. Course offered in even years only.
  2. Course offered in odd years only.
  3. Students interested in further Minor Project studies can also complete MATH7014.
  4. Students interested in further Mini Project studies can also complete MATH7016.