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Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your program coordinator should you notice any discrepancies.
All students in math programs are required to complete MA103. Based on the results of the Calculus Preparation Evaluation (CPE), some students might be required to take MA102 before taking MA103. Students must write the CPE before registering in either MA102 or MA103.
The Honours BSc Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 9.0 but no more than 13.0 senior MA (Mathematics) or ST (Statistics) credits. The program shall include no more than 7.0 100 level credits and must include the following:
The Honours BSc Financial Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 9.0 and no more than 13.0 senior MA or ST credits. The program shall include no more than 7.0 100 level credits and must include the following:
The Honours BSc Biology and Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 6.5 senior credits in each of Biology and Mathematics. Students may use their senior Biology courses to fulfill the requirements for one of three concentrations and/or research specialization. Not more than 6.0 credits may be at the 100 level (except refer to Note 2).
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate Academic Planning Committee Revisions April 1, 2019: Note #3 revised; effective September 1, 2019.
The Honours BSc Chemistry and Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, and all required elements are contained in the following recommended schedule (refer to Note 1):
Year 1
The Honours Computer Science and Mathematics (BSc) program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits including 7.5 senior credits in Computer Science and 6.5 senior credits in Mathematics or Statistics, and must include the following:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Data Science is an innovative new Honours BSc program offered by Laurier. It is an interdisciplinary program jointly operated by the departments of Physics & Computer Science and Mathematics.
Students who study in data science learn to extract useful insights from complex, large, and often unstructured data through the process of inspecting, cleansing, managing, transforming, visualizing, and modelling. Skills required to carry out this multi-stage process are taught through focused courses in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. The program is structured to balance concurrent courses in four areas: (1) statistics and data analysis; (2) computer science; (3) mathematics; (4) business and financial modelling.
The program has three optional concentrations: Big Data, Financial Risk Analysis, and Statistical Analysis.
Program Requirements
The Honours BSc Data Science program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits (40 courses). The program follows a hub-and-spoke structure. The core (“hub”) of the program consists of 12.0 credits. The concentration (“spoke”) consists of 2.5 credits. The remaining 5.5 credits are elective credits, which may include additional courses in Business, Economics and Communication. The Management Option is available for students with an entrance average of 85% or above. Required courses include six Business courses and one Economics course.
Co-op is available to Data Science students who meet a minimum GPA of 7.0 both in their major and overall. It is anticipated that about 50% of all students will be admitted to the Data Science Co-op program each year, although the admission process is competitive.
Preregistration period: apply for Co-op in Winter of Second Year. Students admitted to Data Science Co-op will have their first of three 4-month work terms in the Fall of third year. Second work term will take place the Spring of third year with third work term in Winter of fourth year.
BSc Data Science with co-op/non co-op course schedule
Fall Term
Winter Term
• MA103 Calculus I or Elective (students can take MA102+MA103 or MA103 alone)
• CP164 Data Structures I
• MA121 Intro to Proofs or MA120 Intro to Discrete Structures
• Elective or EC140 Intro to Macroeconomics
• Elective
Summer Term
Co-op/non co-op
Off
Year 2
Fall Term
• MA238 Discrete Mathematics
• ST259 Probability I
• CP213 Introduction to Object-oriented Programming
• CP363 Database I
• Elective
Winter Term
• MA200 Advanced Calculus
• ST260 Intro to Statistics
• CP264 Data Structures II
• CP321 Data Visualisation
• Elective or DATA200 Data Analytics
Summer Term
Non co-opCo-op Academic Term
• ST362 Regression Analysis
• CP312 Algorithm Design and Analysis I
• CP317 Software Engineering
• CP468 Artificial Intelligence or senior elective
• MA170 Intro to Math for Finance or Elective
Year 3
Fall Term
Co-opNon co-op
• ST362 Regression Analysis
• CP312 Algorithm Design & Analysis I
• CP317 Software Engineering
• CP468 Artificial Intelligence or senior elective
• MA170 Intro to Math for Finance or Elective
Winter Term
• CP372 Computer Networks or Elective at senior level
• CP322 Machine Learning
• CP421 Data Mining
• ST494 Statistical Learning
• MA270 Financial Math I or senior elective
Summer Term
Year 4
Fall Term
• MA371 Computational Methods for Data Analysis or/and ST361 Mathematical Statistics
• CP373 Ethics and Professional Practice in Computer Science
• CP422 Programming for Big Data or senior elective
• MA477 Quantitative Financial Risk Management, or ST359 Probability II or senior elective
• ST elective or senior elective
Winter Term
Co-opNon co-op
• CP423 Text Retrieval and Search Engines or senior elective
• CP476 Internet Programming or senior elective
• ST473 Financial Data Analysis, or ST463 Computational Stats or senior elective
• ST elective or senior elective
• BU senior elective
Summer Term
Co-op Academic Term
• CP423 Text Retrieval and Search Engines or senior elective
• CP476 Internet Programming or senior elective
• ST473 Financial Data Analysis, or ST463 Computational Stats or senior elective
• ST elective or senior elective
• BU senior elective
The Honours BA Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 9.0 and no more than 13.0 senior MA and ST credits. The program shall include no more than 7.0 100 level credits and must include the following:
Financial mathematics is the foundation for financial risk management. Our program educates students in the relevant mathematics, its financial applications and computing methods in a unified and comprehensive way. We introduce students to methods of developing financial models in topics such as pricing theory and portfolio optimization.
The Honours BA Financial Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 9.0 and no more than 13.0 senior MA or ST credits. The program shall include no more than 7.0 100 level credits, and must include the following:
This double degree program provides qualified students the opportunity to gain expertise in business models and management practices, and the theory and quantitative methods fundamental to the financial and related sectors. This BBA/BA program consists of a minimum of 26.0 credits and normally requires at least 10 academic terms, over 4 2/3 calendar years of study, to complete all requirements.
Students normally enter this program in a Fall term. Students who satisfy the progression requirements for entry to Year 2 are guaranteed entry into the Co-operative Education, but this is not mandatory. The progression requirements of each program (the Honours BBA and the Honours BA Financial Mathematics) must be satisfied in order to receive both degrees.
On successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to attend the convocation ceremonies in SBE and in Science and will receive the Honours BBA degree and the Honours BA Financial Mathematics degree at the respective convocations.
1. Progression
Students must meet the following conditions in each year of the program by August 31:
2. Graduation
3. Students who do not meet the requirements in one of the Honours subjects, will progress into the subsequent year of the one Honours program for which they have met the requirements, then all the regulations for that single Honours program will apply. Students who have not met the graduation requirements due to low GPA must do so within one calendar year to graduate with the double degree.
4. Based on the results of the Calculus Preparation Evaluation, an entering student may be advised to complete MA102 prior to completing MA103; then MA102 would be completed in Fall term of Year 1, MA103 would be completed in Winter term of Year 1, MA104 would be completed in Fall term of Year 2 and CP104 would be completed in Spring term of Year 3. Students who have credit for MA102 require 1.5 non-BU, non-MA, non-ST elective credits.
5. MA121 and MA122 can be completed in Fall and Winter terms of Year 1 in any order.
Below is a suggested schedule within which all program requirements can be fulfilled.
GPA requirements for both Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by August 31 for progression into Year 2. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.5 credit. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2. A total of 5.0 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 2.
The program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 8.0 senior Mathematics (MA) or Statistics (ST) credits and no more than 7.0 credits at the 100 level.
Required Courses:
MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA201, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA323
5.0 senior Mathematics or Statistics elective credits, which must include at least 3.0 credits at the 300 or 400 level, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the 400 level.
BU111, BU121, BU127, BU231, BU247, BU283, BU357, BU387, BU393, BU397.
2.0 credits from: BU415, BU443, BU453, BU463, BU473, BU477, BU483, BU493, BU496, BU497.
EC120, EC140.
Program Notes and Schedule
Elective MA and ST credits at the 300 and 400 levels can be applied to a concentration. A maximum of two Mathematics concentrations are permitted as part of the Honours BSc and BA Mathematics and Financial Mathematics degrees.
A concentration requires completion of a minimum of 2.5 credits (including 1.0 credits of required courses, and 1.5 credits of eligible electives). If a student chooses to follow one or two concentrations in the program, this will be listed on the student's transcript.
The following concentrations are permitted for all Honours BSc and BA Mathematics and Financial Mathematics degrees:
Analysis and Geometry
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
MA304 - Introduction to Complex Analysis
MA350 - Real Analysis
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
MA318 - Geometry
MA355 - Continuous and Discrete Transforms
MA419 - Differential Geometry
MA422 - Advanced Linear Algebra
MA450 - Measure and Integration
MA455 - Partial Differential Equations
MA465 - General Topology
Computational Finance
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
MA471 - Computational Methods in Finance
ST474 - Monte Carlo Methods
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
MA350 - Real Analysis
MA355 - Continuous and Discrete Transforms
ST362 - Regression Analysis
MA372 - Optimization
MA455 - Partial Differential Equations
Discrete Mathematics and Algebra
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
MA338 - Graph Theory
MA323 - Introduction to Groups and Rings
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
MA317 - Number Theory
MA318 - Geometry
MA372 - Optimization
MA422 - Advanced Linear Algebra
MA425 - Group Theory
MA475 - Ring and Field Theory
Financial Risk Management
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
ST362 - Regression Analysis
MA477 - Quantitative Financial Risk Management
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
MA372 - Optimization
MA490 - Stochastic Processes
MA492 - Time Series Analysis
ST473 - Financial Data Analysis
ST474 - Monte Carlo Methods
Mathematical Modelling
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
MA305 - Differential Equations II
MA487 - Mathematical Modelling in the Applied Sciences and Finance
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
MA307 - Numerical Analysis
or MA371 - Computational Methods for Data Analysis
MA355 - Continuous and Discrete Transforms
MA360 - Topics in Applied Mathematics
MA365 - Mathematical Biology
MA372 - Optimization
MA455 - Partial Differential Equations
Statistics and Data Analytics
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
ST361 - Mathematical Statistics
ST362 - Regression Analysis
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
ST344 - Introduction to Experimental Design and Survey Sampling
The Applied Mathematics Option, which is available only to students registered in honours programs (other than Mathematics), consists of the following 5.0 credits:
Note: For graduation, a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 is required in all option (MA and ST) courses.
This option is not available to Honours Mathematics majors.
MA101, MA103; at least one of MA104, MA121,MA122 and 2.0 senior MA or ST credits.
Note: Refer to Regulations Governing all Minors in the academic calendar.
One of MA101, MA103; MA122;MA200 or MA201;ST259;One of MA241, ST230, ST231, ST260;
and any two of: ST358, ST359, (MA341 or ST361), ST344, ST362, ST474, (MA348 or ST462), (MA490 or ST490), ST491, (MA492 or ST492), ST494.
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Mark Reesor, Department Chair
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