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By teaching you the quantitative skills employers want, Mathematics and Statistics courses prepare you for a wide variety of careers. As the largest School of Mathematics and Statistics in Australia, UNSW offers a complete range of courses in mathematics and statistics at all levels. The School is also a leading centre for mathematical and statistical research at both the national and the international level. Our expertise ranges across wide areas of applied mathematics, pure mathematics and statistics, including financial mathematics, biomathematics and environmental statistics.
If you’re interested in pursuing a career in maths and stats, you can learn more about our specialised departments and their teaching and research strengths; find useful resources and course information; or explore your study options by clicking on the study areas below.
Research & impact
Fluid dynamics, oceanic and atmospheric sciences
The focus of this research group is on the highly coupled components of the climate system; including the atmosphere, the oceans, the cryosphere, and the land-surface. The group also has expertise in the ocean carbon cycle and ocean ecosystems modelling.
Number theory
Number theory studies various properties of integers, from factorisation theory to distribution of prime numbers to finding integer solutions to polynomial equations. Its methods are based on intricate blends of algebraic and analytic arguments.
Biostatistics & ecology
The research group focuses on the development, application and evaluation of novel statistical methods for the applied sciences, but especially for medicine and ecology.