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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:
Year 1
MA103, MA104 (unless MA102 is taken; refer to Note 4 above), MA121, MA122;
1.0 credit from: both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111; both CP104 and CP164; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132
2.0 non-MA elective credits
Year 2
MA201, MA205, MA215, MA222, ST259, ST260
1.0 credit from: both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111; both CP104 and CP164;
both DATA100 and DATA200; both GL101 and GL102;
both PC131 and PC132
MA104 if not taken in Year 1 (refer to Note 4 above) or 0.5 non-MA/ST elective credit
0.5 elective credit
Year 3
MA250, MA323
2.0 senior MA or ST elective credits
1.0 senior science credit
1.0 elective credit
Year 4
MA304 or MA350,
MA489,
2.0 senior MA or ST elective credits,
1.0 senior science credit,
1.0 elective credit
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:
Required Courses:
MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA170, MA201, MA205, MA207, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270, MA307 or MA371; ST359; MA370, MA451, MA470; two of MA350, MA372, MA306, ST474, ST490; and at least 1.5 additional senior Mathematics or Statistics elective credits at the 300 or 400 level; EC120, EC140.
At least 2.0 credits from: both CP104 and CP164; both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111;
both DATA100 and DATA200; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132;
2.0 approved senior non-Mathematics, non-Statistics science credits.
MA201, MA205, MA207, ST259, ST260, MA270
1.0 credit from: both CP104 and CP164; both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111;both DATA100 and DATA200; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132
MA104 if not taken in Year 1 (refer to Note 4) or a 0.5 non-MA, non-ST elective credit;
0.5 elective credit
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).
Required Courses:
BI110, BI111, BI206, BI226, BI236, BI256, BI266, BI276, and at least 3.5 additional senior BI credits, which must include at least 2.0 BI credits at the 300 or 400 level, of which at least 1.0 must be at the 400 level.
CH110, CH111, CH202, CH203
MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA201, MA215, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA323 and at least 3.0 additional senior MA or ST credits, which must include at least 2.0 at the 300 or 400 level, of which at least 1.0 must be at the 400 level.
Year 1
BI110, BI111, CH110, CH111
MA121, MA122, MA103, MA104 (unless MA102 is taken; refer to Note 6 above)
1.0 elective credit
Year 2
2.0 credits from the list of 200 level BI courses (BI226, BI266, BI236, BI256 are recommended)
CH202, CH203
MA201, ST259, ST260
Either a 0.5 senior MA or ST elective credit, or MA104 if not taken in Year 1 (refer to Note 6 below)
Year 3
1.0 credit from the list of 200 level required BI courses (BI206 and BI276 are recommended)
1.0 senior BI elective credit
MA215, MA222, MA250
1.0 senior MA or ST credit (MA205 is recommended)
0.5 elective credit (0.5 senior MA or ST credit if MA102 taken in Year 1)
Year 4
2.5 senior BI elective credits
MA323 and 1.5 senior MA or ST elective credits
0.5 elective credit
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
CH130, CH131
MA103 and MA104 (unless MA102 is taken; refer to Note 7 below), MA121, MA122
PC131, PC132
1.0 elective credit (refer to Note 2)
Year 2
CH206, CH207, CH212, CH225, CH261, CH262
MA201, MA205
0.5 senior MA or ST elective credit
0.5 elective credit or MA104 if not taken in Year 1 (refer to Note 7 below)
Year 3
CH213 or CH215,
CH226, CH250, CH390 (refer to Note 4)
MA215, MA222, ST259, ST260, MA250
0.5 MA or St elective credit at the 300 or 400 level (excluding MA323).
Year 4
2.0 CH elective credits at the 300 or 400 level (refer to Note 4)
MA323
1.5 additional MA or ST elective credits at the 300 or 400 level (must include MA489 if CH490‡ is not taken)
1.0 elective credit (refer to Note 2)
The Honours BSc Computer Science and Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits including 7.5 senior credits in Computer Science and 6.5 senior credits in mathematics (MA) or statistics (ST), and all required elements are contained in the following recommended schedule:
Year 1
CP104, CP164
MA103, MA104 (refer to Note 6 below), MA121, MA122;
PC131, PC132 (or PC141 and PC142)
1.0 elective credit
Year 2
CP213, CP216, CP220, CP264
MA201, MA205, MA215, MA238
1.0 elective credit (including MA104 if MA102 taken in Year 1) (refer to Note 6 below)
Year 3
CP312, CP317, CP363, CP372, CP373, CP386
MA222, ST259, ST260, MA338
Year 4
CP315/PC315, CP414
MA323
1.5 senior CP elective credits at the 300 or 400 level. (Refer to Note 2)
2.0 senior MA or ST elective credits at the 300 or 400 level. (Refer to Notes 3 and 7)
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:
Year 1
MA103, MA104 (unless MA102 is taken; refer to Note 4 above), MA121, MA122
3.0 non-MA elective credits
Year 2
MA201, MA205, MA215, MA222, ST259, ST260
2.0 elective credits including MA104 if not taken in Year 1 (refer to Note 4 above)
Year 3
MA250, MA323,
2.0 senior MA or ST elective credits,
1.0 non-MA, non-ST elective credit,
1.0 elective credit
Year 4
MA304 or MA350,
MA489,
2.0 senior MA or ST elective credits,
1.5 non-MA, non-ST elective credits,
0.5 elective credits
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:
MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA170, MA201, MA205, MA207, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270, MA307 or MA371, ST359, MA370, MA451, MA470; two of MA350, MA372, MA306, ST474, ST490; and at least 1.5 additional senior Mathematics or Statistics elective credits at the 300 or 400 level;
EC120, EC140.
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.
MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA170, MA201, MA205, MA207, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270, MA307 or MA371, ST359, MA370, MA451, MA470; two of MA306, MA350, MA372, ST474, ST490; and at least 1.5 additional senior MA or ST credits at the 300 or 400 level;
BU111, BU121, BU127, BU231, BU247, BU275, BU283, BU288, BU352, BU354, BU362, BU375, BU393, BU398, BU415 or BU486, BU481, BU491 and at least 2.5 additional senior BU credit;
EC120, EC140, EC250 or EC260
Note: 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.
Note: A total of 10 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 3.
Note: A total of 15 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 4.
Note: The required 300-level Business courses in Year 4 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently. A total of 20.0 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 5.
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.
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: BU413, BU443, BU453, BU463, BU466, BU473, BU477, BU483, BU486, BU487.
EC120, EC140.
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:
Required Courses (1.0 credit):
MA471 - Computational Methods in Finance
ST474 - Monte Carlo Methods
Elective Courses (1.5 credits):
MA306 - Partial Differential Equations I (Partial Differential Eqns I)
MA350 - Real Analysis
MA355 - Continuous and Discrete Transforms
ST362 - Regression Analysis
MA372 - Optimization
MA406 - Partial Differential Equations II (Partial Differential Eqns II)
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.
One of 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.
The Certificate in Quantitative Finance consists of 2.5 credits.
The certificate program is offered on a part-time basis only and requirements must be fulfilled within three years from the date of entry.
Required Coures:
MA170 - Introduction to Mathematics for Finance
MA220 - Mathematics for Data Analysis and Computing
MA270 - Financial Mathematics I
ST259 - Probability I
ST260 - Introduction to Statistics
Contact Us:
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mathdept@wlu.ca
Office Location: LH 3054A
Mark Reesor, Department Chair
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mreesor@wlu.ca
Office Location: LH 3054C