Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics

Programme Director: Dr FAN, Jun

The programme is designed to provide students with an education that prepares them for careers as practising mathematicians and/or statisticians. In order to accomplish this aim in the Hong Kong context, certain objectives have been incorporated into the curriculum as follows:

1. To give students a solid foundation in fundamental mathematics and statistics upon which to build their understanding of mathematical applications;
2. To provide a broad-based applied mathematics and statistics education;
3. To integrate computing literacy throughout students' studies because computers are indispensable tools for solving mathematical and statistical problems;
4. To foster in students an eagerness to solve scientific, industrial and commercial problems of concern to the local community and beyond, and
5. To teach students how to formulate suitable mathematical and statistical models for solving these problems.

The optional concentrations^* provide great flexibility to students. Students can choose the programme without concentration, one or even two concentrations according to their interest and career goal. These concentrations are designed to deliver some more specific objectives.

- Actuarial Statistics Concentration
- Data Science Concentration
- Financial Risk Management Concentration
- Operations Research Concentration
- Quantitative Data Analysis Concentration
- Scientific Computing Concentration

Double Degree Programme with Simon Fraser University

The BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics and BSc in Actuarial Science programme is jointly offered by the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and Simon Fraser University (SFU). The double degree approach leverages the quantitative and market skills of mathematics, statistics and actuarial science with corporate financial management practices. As such, this programme between HKBU and SFU has many elements, such as risk assessment and market structure, which are not in current course offerings at HKBU. Thus, the programme, while having finance at its heart, represents a unique combination of skills from mathematics, statistics and actuarial science. For details of the double degree programme, please visit: www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/DoubleDegree.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

* Students who wish to pursue a concentration are required to declare their concentrations in the semester 2 of Year 3. Students who have not declared any concentration before the deadline will be considered as not pursuing any concentration by default.

Students can make use of the Major Electives and Free Electives to pursue a concentration within the department by completing seven required courses (or 21 units).

It is possible for students to make use of the remaining Free Electives to pursue a second concentration by completing another seven required courses (or 21 units) in the second concentration. Courses may not be doubled counted towards multiple concentration requirements. Students are welcome to seek advice from the academic adviser of the corresponding concentration if assistance is needed.

Requirements

^ These 12 units must be chosen from Group B and at least one Level 4 Major Elective Course.