Honours Overview

Description
Note: this honours specialisation is only available to re-enrolling students.

Honours in Mathematics and Statistics will give you the knowledge and tools necessary to solve complex mathematical and/or statistical problems of a theoretical or applied nature, depending on your specialisation. You will acquire good research skills and the communication skills required to present the results of your work to colleagues and to companies, institutions and/or individuals you are collaborating with or working for.
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) apply mathematical reasoning to analyse the essential structure of problems arising in areas of mathematics or statistics; (2) extend their knowledge of mathematical techniques and adapt solutions to different situations; and (3) communicate mathematical results in written and verbal form.

Entry requirements

The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of a least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Mathematics and Statistics major or Quantitative Methods.

Intake periods

Beginning of year and mid-year

Courses

Honours in Mathematics and Statistics can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

No study plans found for this course. Check your chosen major, see study plans or contact your student advising office for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
N/A
not available in 2026 – may be available in 2027 or 2028

For students taking Applied Mathematics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take all units from Group B (18 points)
(3) take units to the value of 6 points from one of Group C, D, E or F

For students taking Pure Mathematics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take all units from Group C (18 points)
(3) take units to the value of 6 points from one of Group B, D, E or F

For students taking Statistics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take three units from Group D (18 points)
(3) take units to the value of 6 points from one of Group B, C, D, E or F

For students taking Mathematical Physics:
(1) take all units from Group A (24 points)
(2) take units to the value of 12 points units from Group E
(3) take units to the value of 12 points from one of Group B, C or D

Group A—take units as per the sequence notes.
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1, S2 MATH4001 Mathematics Honours Research Project Part 1
Prerequisites
Enrolment in in the
HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
S1, S2 MATH4002 Mathematics Honours Research Project Part 2
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
and MATH4001 Mathematics Research Project Part 1
Group B — Applied Mathematics—take units as per the sequence notes.
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 MATH4021 Applied Dynamical Systems
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
MATH3021 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
S2 MATH4022 Continuum Mechanics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
MATH3022 Scientific and Industrial Modelling
S2 MATH4023 Mathematical Optimisation
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
MATH2021 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
Group C — Pure Mathematics—take units as per the sequence notes.
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 MATH4031 Topics in Group Theory
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
MATH3031 Algebraic Structures and Symmetry
N/A MATH4032 Geometry and Analysis on Manifolds
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
MATH3032 Topology and Analysis
S2 MATH4033 Topics in Combinatorics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
MATH3031 Algebraic Structures and Symmetry
or MATH3033 Geometry
or MATH3002 Network Science
Group D — Statistics—take units as per the sequence notes.
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 STAT4061 Probability and Stochastic Processes
Prerequisites
STAT3061 Random Processes and their Applications
or STAT3401 Advanced Data Analysis
S1 STAT4062 Statistical Modelling and Inference
Prerequisites
STAT3062 Statistical Science
or STAT3401 Advanced Data Analysis
and STAT3064 Statistical Learning
S2 STAT4063 Computationally Intensive Methods in Statistics
Prerequisites
STAT3062 Statistical Science
or STAT4064 Applied Predictive Modelling
S2 STAT5405 Bayesian Computing and Statistics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments
and STAT2402 Analysis of Observations
or STAT2403 Regression models for data science
or STAT2062 Fundamentals of Probability with Applications
Co-requisites
STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments (ID 390)
Incompatibility
STAT3405 Introduction to Bayesian Computing and Statistics
or STAT4066 Bayesian Computing and Statistics
Group E — Mathematical Physics—take units as per the sequence notes.
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 PHYS4010 Symmetry Principles in Physics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics
or HON-PHYSC Physics
or CM015 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics
or 53560 Master of Physics
or HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
or HON-STATS Statistics
or HON-STATH Statistics
and
completion of the core units in the Physics major or equivalent
S1 PHYS4011 Advanced Electrodynamics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
53560 Master of Physics
or HON-PHYSC Physics
or CM015 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics
or CM040 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics - Medical Physics
or HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-STATS Statistics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
or HON-STATH Statistics
or HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics
and the
successful completion of
the core units in the Physics major or equivalent
S1 PHYS4021 Quantum Information and Computing
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
CM015 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics
or 53560 Master of Physics
or 65550 Master of Quantum Technology and Computing
or HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics
or HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
or HON-STATS Statistics
or HON-STATH Statistics
( HON-CMSSE Computer Science and Software Engineering
or MJD-ICYDM International Cybersecurity
or 62530 Master of Data Science and
MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or equivalent
or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods
Incompatibility
PHYS3005 Quantum Computation
S2 PHYS5007 Advanced Statistical Physics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
53560 Master of Physics
or HON-PHYSC Physics
or CM015 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics
or CM040 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics - Medical Physics
or HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-STATS Statistics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
or HON-STATH Statistics
or HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics
and the
successful completion of
the core units in the Physics major or equivalent
S2 PHYS5010 Differential Geometry and General Relativity
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics
or HON-MATHS Mathematics
or HON-MATHH Mathematics
or HON-STATS Statistics
or HON-STATH Statistics
or HON-PHYSC Physics
or CM015 Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics
or 53560 Master of Physics
and
completion of the core units in the Physics major or equivalent
and PHYS3011 Mathematical Physics
Group F—take units as per the sequence notes.
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 MATH4011 Special Topics in Mathematics 1
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
in the HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics [Honours]
S2 MATH4012 Special Topics in Mathematics 2
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
in the HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics [Honours]
N/A MATH4403 Advanced Mathematics 1
Prerequisites
a major in Mathematics and Statistics from this University (or equivalent)
or a major in Physics from this University (or equivalent)
N/A MATH5540 Advanced Mathematics 2
Prerequisites
Enrolment in in the HON-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics [Honours] and a UWA completed major in
MJD-MTHST Mathematics and Statistics major
or MJD-PHYSC Physics major or equivalent
S2 PUBH5769 Biostatistics II
Prerequisites
PUBH4401 Biostatistics I or equivalent training/experience