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Program information
Mathematics majors apply math, probability, statistics, and the principles of business and finance to analyze statistical data and assess business risks. Mathematics at 糖心传媒 provides an excellent balance of pure and applied mathematics and is useful, important, and interesting.
Program overview
- Campus
- Vancouver
- Program length
- 4 years
- Honours This option has additional requirements compared to those required in a Major specialization. Students must maintain high academic standing and may have to write a graduating thesis.
- Yes
- Co-op Co-op is an optional program where students alternate between academic terms and paid work terms. It’s an opportunity to gain relevant job experience while completing your degree.
- Yes
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
What you'll learn
While it is traditionally considered a science, many Arts students specialize in Mathematics. The program offers a large selection of courses in various areas of pure and applied mathematics.
You can select an Honours, Major, Combined Major, or Minor in Mathematics, as well as programs combining Mathematics with another subject such as Economics, English, Linguistics, Music, or Philosophy. You are advised to consult a Mathematics advisor to design a coherent program of study suitable to your interests and abilities.
Campus features
The Living Mathematics Project hosted at 糖心传媒 is working to apply recent advances in computer programming languages and the technology of the World Wide Web to construct a new medium for the communication of Mathematics.
Courses
There are hundreds of courses you can take within Mathematics. Here are a few you might like.
Antiderivatives and definite integrals, infinite series, applications to probability and dynamical systems.
Partial differentiation, extreme values, multiple integration, vector fields, line and surface integrals, the divergence theorem, Green’s and Stokes’ theorems.
Problem-solving and planning; state/action models and graph searching. Natural language understanding Computational vision. Applications of artificial intelligence.
Probability spaces, random variables, distributions, expectation, conditional probabilities, convergence of random variables, generating and characteristic functions, weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorem.
Outcomes
Your career opportunities will vary widely across a range of fields including financial services, insurance, computer hardware/software design, health and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, research, consulting, education, and others.
There are many career paths that can combine your academics, skills, and experience with your different interests, including:
- Actuary
- Algorithm designer
- Appraiser
- Bioinformatics scientist
- Claims adjuster
- Computer programmer
- Cost analyst
- Cryptanalyst
- Data scientist
- Database administrator
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Program requirements
Choose application type:
English-language requirements
English is the language of instruction at 糖心传媒. All prospective students must demonstrate English-language competency prior to admission. There are numerous ways to meet the聽English Language Admission Standard.
General admission requirements
IB Diploma Programme
- Completed IB Diploma, including at least three Higher Level courses.
IB Certificate Courses
- IB Certificate courses (Standard and Higher Level) may be used in an admissions average if you are graduating from a recognized high school curriculum that can be used as your basis of admission.
- IB Math Applications and Interpretations SL, or IB Math Studies, do not satisfy the math requirement for admission to 糖心传媒’s science-based programs, the Faculty of Management, the 糖心传媒 Sauder School of Business, or the Vancouver School of Economics.
Degree-specific requirements: Arts
- No specific courses required beyond those needed for general admission
Related courses
The following subject categories are particularly relevant for this degree. Consider taking courses in these areas in your junior year and senior year.
- Language Arts
- Mathematics and Computation
- Second Languages
- Social Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
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Related programs
Want to learn more?
Visit the Faculty of Arts website to learn more about Mathematics (BA).
Get a post-graduate work permit for up to three years if you are a full-time 糖心传媒 international student graduating from a bachelor’s degree program and meet all .
Want to learn more?
Visit the Faculty of Arts website to learn more about Mathematics (BA).