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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2013: Mathematics teaching areas

Major teaching area

For a major teaching area in Mathematics, students must successfully complete 12 courses:

Required science courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR111 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
LFS100 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
MTH102 Historical Geographies
SCI105 History of Australian popular culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
SCI107 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
SCI110 Introduction to Indigenous Australia


Required related courses: (3)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH202 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
MTH212 Talking History: Memory and the Past
MTH312 Migrants' Lives in the World
Required advanced courses: (3) (subject to availability)
Select 3 courses from:
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS253 20th Century and Beyond: A History
ENS381 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
ICT221 Cultural Heritage
MTH302 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
PUB361 The Invertebrates: Form, Function and Ecology
SCI202 Animal Habitats

OR any mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean

Please note: For suggested scheduling of the above courses, please refer to the specific study plan for your intended major and minor combination within the Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science (SE301) program.

Minor teaching area

Only for students completing a Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science with major teaching areas in Biology, Chemistry, Health, Marine Studies or Physical Education

For a minor teaching area in Mathematics, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Required advanced courses: (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH202 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
MTH212 Coastal and Marine Ecology
PLUS select 2 courses from: 

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS253 Numerical Techniques in Ecology
ENS381 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
ICT221 Coastal Conservation and Management Project
MTH302 Biodiversity and Ecology
MTH312 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
PUB361 Cell Biology
SCI202 Mathematics Foundations

OR any mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean

Please note: For suggested scheduling of the above courses, please refer to the specific study plan for your intended major and minor combination within the Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science (SE301) program.

Minor teaching area

Only for students completing a Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science with a major teaching area in Physics

For a minor teaching area in Mathematics, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Required advanced courses: (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH212 Chemistry
MTH312 Physics
PLUS select 2 courses from:
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS253 Science Research Methods
ENS381 Calculus and Algebra
ICT221 Discrete Mathematics
PUB361 Numerical Analysis
SCI202 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology

OR any mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean.

Please note: For suggested scheduling of the above courses, please refer to the specific study plan for your intended major and minor combination within the Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science (SE301) program.

Minor teaching area

Only for students completing a Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Arts

For a minor teaching area in Mathematics, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH102 Applied Systems Modelling
MTH202 Software Development 1
MTH212 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
SCI110 Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Please note: For suggested scheduling of the above courses, please refer to the specific study plan for your intended major and minor combination within the Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Arts (AE301) program.