Bachelor of Mathematics

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A Bachelor of Mathematics is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for successfully completing a program of study in mathematics or related disciplines, such as computer science or statistics. The Bachelor of Mathematics degree is frequently abbreviated as B.Math or BMath.

Contents 1 Duration 2 Difference between the BMath and BSc/BS or BA 3 List of institutions awarding Bachelor of Mathematics degrees 4 See also

[edit] Duration

A BMath program generally lasts three years with a fourth "honours" year in Canada and Australia. BMath programs are increasingly taking about five years to complete because of coop or internship placements.

[edit] Difference between the BMath and BSc/BS or BA

In practice, this is essentially equivalent to a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree with a specialty in mathematics. Relatively few institutions award Bachelor of Mathematics degrees, and the distinction between institutions which do award such degrees and those which award B.Sc or B.A. degrees for mathematics is usually one of university bureaucracy, rather than curriculum. However, schools who offer a Bachelor of Mathematics degree argue for a separate degree as the study of mathematics is vastly different from any branch in science or arts.

[edit] List of institutions awarding Bachelor of Mathematics degrees

Australia

• Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
• University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (Actually a Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences BMathSc or possibly Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences BMath&CompSc)
• University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia (Actually a Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences BMathSc)
• University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
• University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
• RMIT University
• University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia (Actually a Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences BCM)

Canada

• Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (BMath or BCS - Computer Science)
• University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

India

• Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India

[edit] See also

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor's degree

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