Bachelors of Mathematics/Education (Secondary)
Bachelors of Mathematics/Education (Secondary)
Combine your passion for mathematics with the skills, knowledge and practical experiences required for secondary school teaching. This four-year dual program allows you to combine your passion for mathematics with the qualifications to become a secondary teacher. You’ll benefit from a thorough preparation for your teaching areas, combined with –…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Combine your passion for mathematics with the skills, knowledge and practical experiences required for secondary school teaching.
This four-year dual program allows you to combine your passion for mathematics with the qualifications to become a secondary teacher. You’ll benefit from a thorough preparation for your teaching areas, combined with – and informed by – professional studies in the area of education.
The education component offers school-based learning and draws on the latest research into effective teaching methods, ensuring you graduate well-prepared for secondary school teaching, or training in business or industry. It’s a challenging and rewarding career, with secondary school teachers in demand worldwide.
In the mathematics component, you’ll choose from a wide range of courses in mathematics and its applications. In your first year, you’ll study essential topics in calculus, linear algebra and differential equations. In later years you can select from more specialised courses that emphasise new ideas in mathematics and include recent applications in coding and cryptology, mathematical physics, mathematical biology, bioinformatics and finance.
Mathematical Physics
This major focuses on the mathematical foundations of modern physical theories.
It also examines the mathematical understanding that underpins a broad range of contemporary sciences, including statistical mechanics, relativity and quantum theory. You’ll learn how to understand and describe nature at its most fundamental levels.
This major not only prepares you for research in mathematical physics and related disciplines, but also fosters creativity and develops high-level skills in critical and analytical thinking, which are paramount in problem-solving.
REQUIREMENTS
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C).
English Proficiency
IELTS score of 7.5 overall; speaking 8; listening 8, reading 7, writing 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ.
TOEFL IBT, TOEFL PB, Pearsons, BEP, CES, and OET are not accepted.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Queensland (UQ) is in the world’s top 50 universities. It is internationally renowned for its academic excellence and is the winner of more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. UQ is a member of the Universities 21 and a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities and a member of Universities Australia. UQ is a multicultural hub home to nearly 20,200 international students from 142 countries. Based in Brisbane, UQ has three campuses with advanced facilities and centres to support its students.
