Bachelor of Mathematics majoring in Pure Mathematics

Undergraduate

Mode

On campus

Campus

Adelaide City Campus

Duration

3 year(s) full-time

Program code

BMATH

Study as

Full time or part time

Indicative annual fees

Commonwealth supported

Non-tuition fees

SATAC code

ABP164

Prerequisite

SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Methods (or equivalent)

Assumed knowledge

None

Entry scores

2025 CUT-OFFS Guaranteed entry score (ATAR-based):70 Guaranteed entry score (Grades-based):B,B,B

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

Secondary education (Year 12)

Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Completion of an award from a registered training organisation (RTO) at Certificate IV (AQF level 4) or higher.

Higher education study

Successful completion of at least 6 months full-time study (or equivalent part-time) in a higher education award program.

Work and life experience

Completion of an Adelaide University approved enabling, pathway or bridging program; OR
A competitive result in the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT); OR
Qualify for special entry.

Note:

Please note that entry requirements for this degree are provisional and subject to change.

Degree Structure: Bachelor of Mathematics majoring in Pure Mathematics

Program code: BMATH

Complete 144 units comprising:

60 units for Core courses, and
18 units from Work integrated learning, and
Either:
48 units for Majors, or
48 units for Discipline courses, and
18 units for Electives

Enrolment information

Find details about the rules and notes that apply to your program, along with other essential information required for successful enrolment. Supplementary supporting resources may also be provided where applicable.

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Courses

Listed here are all the courses that contribute to your program, including elective options that can be chosen. These courses come together to form your study plan. Courses fall into different categories, each of which have specific unit values that need to be met under the program rules.

What courses you'll study

Complete 144 units comprising:

60 units for Core courses, and
18 units from Work integrated learning, and
Either:
48 units for Majors, or
48 units for Discipline courses, and
18 units for Electives

Complete 60 units comprising:

0 to 18 units from Common core, and
42 units from Program core

Common core description

Common core courses are interdisciplinary courses that build key graduate capabilities.

	Course code	Units
Course name An Ethically Rich Life	Course code COREX001	Units 6
Course name Fact or Fiction: Data for Everyone	Course code COREX002	Units 6
Course name Igniting Change: Ideas to Action	Course code COREX003	Units 6
Course name Transforming Learning through First Nations Knowledges	Course code COREX004	Units 6
Course name Responsible AI: Bridging Ethics, Education and Industry	Course code COREX005	Units 6
Course name Building Belonging: Navigating Cultural Complexities	Course code COREX006	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Problem Solving and Programming	Course code COMP1002	Units 6
Course name Calculus 1	Course code MATH1004	Units 6
Course name Calculus 2	Course code MATH1005	Units 6
Course name Communication and Research Skills in Mathematics	Course code MATH1020	Units 6
Course name Linear Algebra	Course code MATHX104	Units 6
Course name Multivariable Calculus	Course code MATHX203	Units 6
Course name Probability and Statistics	Course code STATX100	Units 6

Notes

Program core - Calculus 1 will not be compulsory for students entering the program who have successfully completed SACE Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent). For these students, Calculus 1 can be replaced with any first year mathematics elective.

Complete 48 units comprising:

12 units for all Pure Mathematics major courses, and
6 units from Level 1 Pure Mathematics major courses, and
6 units from Level 2 Pure Mathematics major courses, and
24 units from Level 3 Pure Mathematics major courses

Course name		Course code	Units
	Course name Algebra	Course code MATHX201	Units 6
	Course name Real Analysis	Course code MATHX206	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Discrete Mathematics	Course code MATH1006	Units 6
Course name Geometry	Course code MATH1007	Units 6
Course name Critical Evaluation in Data Science	Course code MATHX106	Units 6
Course name First Steps in Mathematics Research	Course code MATH1011	Units 6
Course name Mathematics in Action	Course code MATH1012	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Mathematical Data Science	Course code MATH1035	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Complex Analysis	Course code MATHX100	Units 6
Course name Differential Equations	Course code MATHX202	Units 6
Course name Optimisation	Course code MATHX205	Units 6
Course name Probability	Course code STATX200	Units 6
Course name Statistical Theory	Course code STAT2003	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Groups, Rings and Fields	Course code MATHX307	Units 6
Course name Metric and Topological Spaces	Course code MATHX311	Units 6
Course name Measure and Integration	Course code MATHX310	Units 6
Course name Geometry of Surfaces	Course code MATHX306	Units 6
Course name Number Theory	Course code MATHX312	Units 6
Course name Functional Analysis	Course code MATHX305	Units 6
Course name Time Series Analysis	Course code MATHX313	Units 6
Course name Computational Statistics	Course code STAT3006	Units 6

Work Integrated Learning description

WIL courses give you real‑world experience as part of your degree.

Complete exactly 18 units from the following:

	Course code	Units
Course name Professional Practice	Course code MATH1021	Units 6
Course name Internship in Mathematics	Course code MATHX101	Units 6
Course name Statistical Practice	Course code STATX290	Units 6
Course name Mathematics Clinic 1	Course code MATH3013	Units 6
Course name Mathematics Clinic 2	Course code MATH3900	Units 6
Course name Project in Mathematics	Course code MATH3901	Units 6

Electives description

A flexible course choice within your degree.

Complete 18 units comprising:

6 units from University-wide electives, and
One of the following:
6 units from Discipline electives Level 2, or
6 units from Applied Mathematics electives Level 2, or
6 units from Data Science electives Level 2, or
6 units from Pure Mathematics electives Level 2, or
6 units from Statistics electives Level 2, and
One of the following:
6 units from Discipline electives Level 3, or
6 units from Applied Mathematics electives Level 3, or
6 units from Data Science electives Level 3, or
6 units from Pure Mathematics electives Level 3, or
6 units from Statistics electives Level 3

A full list of university-wide elective options can be accessed below.

University-wide elective options

Course name		Course code	Units
	Course name Elective 1	Course code AUXX1011	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Further Steps in Mathematics Research	Course code MATH2010	Units 6
Course name Complex Analysis	Course code MATHX100	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Networks	Course code MATHX102	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX103	Units 6
Course name Algebra	Course code MATHX201	Units 6
Course name Differential Equations	Course code MATHX202	Units 6
Course name Numerical Methods	Course code MATHX204	Units 6
Course name Optimisation	Course code MATHX205	Units 6
Course name Real Analysis	Course code MATHX206	Units 6
Course name Data Visualisation	Course code MATHX314	Units 6
Course name Probability	Course code STATX200	Units 6
Course name Statistical Theory	Course code STAT2003	Units 6
Course name Design of Experiments	Course code STATX500	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Further Steps in Mathematics Research	Course code MATH2010	Units 6
Course name Statistical Theory	Course code STAT2003	Units 6
Course name Complex Analysis	Course code MATHX100	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Networks	Course code MATHX102	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX103	Units 6
Course name Algebra	Course code MATHX201	Units 6
Course name Differential Equations	Course code MATHX202	Units 6
Course name Numerical Methods	Course code MATHX204	Units 6
Course name Real Analysis	Course code MATHX206	Units 6
Course name Data Visualisation	Course code MATHX314	Units 6
Course name Design of Experiments	Course code STATX500	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Further Steps in Mathematics Research	Course code MATH2010	Units 6
Course name Statistical Theory	Course code STAT2003	Units 6
Course name Complex Analysis	Course code MATHX100	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Networks	Course code MATHX102	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX103	Units 6
Course name Differential Equations	Course code MATHX202	Units 6
Course name Numerical Methods	Course code MATHX204	Units 6
Course name Optimisation	Course code MATHX205	Units 6
Course name Data Visualisation	Course code MATHX314	Units 6
Course name Probability	Course code STATX200	Units 6
Course name Design of Experiments	Course code STATX500	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Complex Analysis	Course code MATHX100	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Networks	Course code MATHX102	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX103	Units 6
Course name Algebra	Course code MATHX201	Units 6
Course name Differential Equations	Course code MATHX202	Units 6
Course name Numerical Methods	Course code MATHX204	Units 6
Course name Real Analysis	Course code MATHX206	Units 6
Course name Optimisation	Course code MATHX205	Units 6
Course name Data Visualisation	Course code MATHX314	Units 6
Course name Design of Experiments	Course code STATX500	Units 6
Course name Further Steps in Mathematics Research	Course code MATH2010	Units 6

Course name		Course code	Units
	Course name Elective 1	Course code AUXX1011	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Cryptography	Course code MATH3022	Units 6
Course name Advanced Statistical Theory	Course code STAT3005	Units 6
Course name Computational Statistics	Course code STAT3006	Units 6
Course name Text and Social Media Analytics	Course code COMPX300	Units 6
Course name Simulation for Decision Science	Course code MATHX207	Units 6
Course name Advanced Differential Equations	Course code MATHX300	Units 6
Course name Advanced Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX301	Units 6
Course name Advanced Optimisation	Course code MATHX302	Units 6
Course name Complex Networks	Course code MATHX303	Units 6
Course name Fluid Dynamics	Course code MATHX304	Units 6
Course name Functional Analysis	Course code MATHX305	Units 6
Course name Geometry of Surfaces	Course code MATHX306	Units 6
Course name Groups, Rings and Fields	Course code MATHX307	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Topological Data Analysis	Course code MATHX308	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Biology	Course code MATHX309	Units 6
Course name Measure and Integration	Course code MATHX310	Units 6
Course name Metric and Topological Spaces	Course code MATHX311	Units 6
Course name Number Theory	Course code MATHX312	Units 6
Course name Time Series Analysis	Course code MATHX313	Units 6
Course name Bayesian Statistical Practice	Course code STATX300	Units 6
Course name Data Science Practice	Course code STATX301	Units 6
Course name Statistical Methodology	Course code STATX302	Units 6
Course name Stochastic Processes	Course code STATX303	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Text and Social Media Analytics	Course code COMPX300	Units 6
Course name Simulation for Decision Science	Course code MATH2000	Units 6
Course name Advanced Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATH3001	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Biology	Course code MATH3002	Units 6
Course name Advanced Optimisation	Course code MATH3003	Units 6
Course name Groups, Rings and Fields	Course code MATH3004	Units 6
Course name Metric and Topological Spaces	Course code MATH3005	Units 6
Course name Measure and Integration	Course code MATH3006	Units 6
Course name Geometry of Surfaces	Course code MATH3007	Units 6
Course name Number Theory	Course code MATH3008	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Topological Data Analysis	Course code MATH3009	Units 6
Course name Fluid Dynamics	Course code MATH3011	Units 6
Course name Functional Analysis	Course code MATH3012	Units 6
Course name Time Series Analysis	Course code MATH3021	Units 6
Course name Cryptography	Course code MATH3022	Units 6
Course name Complex Networks	Course code MATH3023	Units 6
Course name Statistical Methodology	Course code STAT3000	Units 6
Course name Stochastic Processes	Course code STAT3002	Units 6
Course name Data Science Practice	Course code STAT3004	Units 6
Course name Advanced Statistical Theory	Course code STAT3005	Units 6
Course name Computational Statistics	Course code STAT3006	Units 6
Course name Bayesian Statistical Practice	Course code STAT3012	Units 6
Course name Advanced Differential Equations	Course code MATHX300	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Text and Social Media Analytics	Course code COMPX300	Units 6
Course name Groups, Rings and Fields	Course code MATH3004	Units 6
Course name Metric and Topological Spaces	Course code MATH3005	Units 6
Course name Measure and Integration	Course code MATH3006	Units 6
Course name Geometry of Surfaces	Course code MATH3007	Units 6
Course name Number Theory	Course code MATH3008	Units 6
Course name Functional Analysis	Course code MATH3012	Units 6
Course name Cryptography	Course code MATH3022	Units 6
Course name Advanced Statistical Theory	Course code STAT3005	Units 6
Course name Computational Statistics	Course code STAT3006	Units 6
Course name Advanced Differential Equations	Course code MATHX300	Units 6
Course name Advanced Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX301	Units 6
Course name Complex Networks	Course code MATHX303	Units 6
Course name Bayesian Statistical Practice	Course code STATX300	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Topological Data Analysis	Course code MATHX308	Units 6
Course name Time Series Analysis	Course code MATHX313	Units 6
Course name Simulation for Decision Science	Course code MATHX207	Units 6
Course name Statistical Methodology	Course code STATX302	Units 6
Course name Stochastic Processes	Course code STATX303	Units 6
Course name Fluid Dynamics	Course code MATHX304	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Biology	Course code MATHX309	Units 6
Course name Advanced Optimisation	Course code MATHX302	Units 6
Course name Data Science Practice	Course code STATX301	Units 6

	Course code	Units
Course name Simulation for Decision Science	Course code MATH2000	Units 6
Course name Mathematical Biology	Course code MATH3002	Units 6
Course name Advanced Optimisation	Course code MATH3003	Units 6
Course name Groups, Rings and Fields	Course code MATH3004	Units 6
Course name Metric and Topological Spaces	Course code MATH3005	Units 6
Course name Measure and Integration	Course code MATH3006	Units 6
Course name Geometry of Surfaces	Course code MATH3007	Units 6
Course name Number Theory	Course code MATH3008	Units 6
Course name Introduction to Topological Data Analysis	Course code MATH3009	Units 6
Course name Advanced Differential Equations	Course code MATH3010	Units 6
Course name Fluid Dynamics	Course code MATH3011	Units 6
Course name Functional Analysis	Course code MATH3012	Units 6
Course name Time Series Analysis	Course code MATH3021	Units 6
Course name Cryptography	Course code MATH3022	Units 6
Course name Complex Networks	Course code MATH3023	Units 6
Course name Stochastic Processes	Course code STAT3002	Units 6
Course name Advanced Statistical Theory	Course code STAT3005	Units 6
Course name Computational Statistics	Course code STAT3006	Units 6
Course name Bayesian Statistical Practice	Course code STAT3012	Units 6
Course name Text and Social Media Analytics	Course code COMPX300	Units 6
Course name Advanced Mathematical Modelling	Course code MATHX301	Units 6
Course name Data Science Practice	Course code STATX301	Units 6

Notes

Discipline electives Level 2 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Applied Mathematics electives Level 2 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Data Science electives Level 2 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Pure Mathematics electives Level 2 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Statistics electives Level 2 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Discipline electives Level 3 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Applied Mathematics electives Level 3 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Data Science electives Level 3 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Pure Mathematics electives Level 3 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Statistics electives Level 3 - Students may elect to replace the Discipline Electives with open electives under guidance from the Program Director

Dr Raymond Vozzo

Program Director

College of Science

School of Mathematical Sciences

raymond.vozzo@adelaide.edu.au

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