Department of Mathematics
Course planning and enrolment
While you do not need to have your entire degree mapped out before you start, it is good to have an overall plan. Follow the links below for advice.
Mathematics can be studied as either a major or minor in any of the most popular degrees. The Faculty of Science offers degrees in Mathematics (this includes Mathematics Education courses) and Applied Mathematics. The Faculty of Arts offers degrees and diplomas in Mathematics (this includes Applied Mathematics and Mathematics Education courses). Your choice of degree depends upon what else you want to study.
For a major in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, as part of a Bachelor of Science, you can combine mathematics courses with courses in: computer science, statistics, physics, psychology, biological sciences, geography, chemistry, geology, or sports and exercise science. You can also take mathematics courses as part of a specialisation in Bioinformatics, or Logic and Computational.
Find more detailed information about the Bachelor of Science
Take Mathematics along with courses in accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing, computer information systems.
Find more detailed information about the Bachelor of Commerce
For a major in Mathematics, combine mathematics courses with any of: statistics, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, education, philosophy or any other Arts subject
These are challenging programmes that permit a broader education and increased employment opportunities.
| Degrees | Majors | Specialisations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Applied Mathematics | Logic and Computation 2 | Bioinformatics 2 | |||
| Bachelor of Arts | BA | • | ||||
| Bachelor of Science | BSc | • | • | • | • | |
| Bachelor of Science Honours | BSc(Hons) | • | • | •2 | •2 | |
| Graduate Diploma in Science | GradDipSco | • | • | |||
| Postgraduate Diploma in Science | PGDipSci | • | • | •2 | ||
| Master of Arts | MA | • | ||||
| Master of Science | MSc | • | • | •3 | •3 | |
| PhD | ||||||
See the Graduate Mathematics sections and Mathematics Postgraduate Handbook for explanation about graduate and postgraduate (post-Bachelor) degrees and diplomas.
2 Does not include a mathematics major, but require specialisations in these areas (including courses in topics other than mathematics).
3 Requires PGDipSci/BSc(Hons) in another subject than Mathematics.
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Programmes and Centres
- New Zealand Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (NZIMA)
- Community for Understanding and Learning in the Mathematical Sciences (CULMS)
- Centre for Mathematical Social Science (CMSS)
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Engineering Science
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute



