Overview

The Graduate Diploma of Mathematics aims to increase students’ quantitative skills. It aims to take students from a high school calculus level of mathematics to the higher level required in various professions; for example teaching, engineering, finance, insurance, epidemiology and meteorology. The key difference between the Graduate Certificate in Mathematics and the Graduate Diploma of Mathematics is the number of subjects studied and the level of complexity of these. Some professions require more quantitative skills than others. For example, retraining to add mathematics as a second teaching area or to move from primary to secondary mathematics teaching requires students to study the Graduate Diploma of Mathematics.

Both courses allow students to choose from a selection of mathematical and statistical subjects which build in depth of understanding and complexity of their applications from the two core mathematics subjects. In the Graduate Diploma, students can also study specific education subjects required to add mathematics as a second teaching area. While studying the subjects, both courses aim to enhance students’ problem solving skills. Students will be able to analyse a problem, select and use an appropriate method, and understand the limitations of the selected method. Mathematical and statistical software packages are integrated into many subjects, thus providing practical skills and experience that students can use in their current or future careers. In the longer Graduate Diploma, students have the opportunity to study subjects with greater complexity. Students retraining to add mathematics as a second teaching area will do the subject EPT442 Professional Experience 2. So the Graduate Diploma also aims, through these subjects, to equip students with the communication skills to explain the mathematics to a non-mathematical audience.

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Essential set64 Credit Points

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Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
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Apply specific knowledge and skills in mathematics which are relevant to their disciplines and careers
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Solve various theoretical and applied problems using appropriate mathematical or statistical strategies
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Apply mathematical knowledge and skills in real-life scenarios
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Analyse whether key assumptions underlying various mathematical and statistical procedures are satisfied
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Use mathematical software for solving and communicating complex mathematical problems
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Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills in a broad range of mathematical and statistical problems
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Communicate and facilitate communication relevant to different audiences within their discipline and profession

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Alternative exit options

The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.