香港浸会大学

The B.Sc. programme is designed to provide students with an education that prepares them for careers as practicing 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:

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

Concentration in Actuarial Statistics (collaborated with Simon Fraser University)

• to provide an environment for students to understand, learn, and master the basic modelling and technical knowledge in the major areas of statistics and actuarial science;
• to incorporate the underlying theory, principles, and techniques of statistical models to solve problems in insurance, finance and other industries and professions.

Concentration in Financial Risk Management (collaborated with School of Business)

• to provide an environment for students to understand, learn, and master the basic modelling and technical knowledge in the major areas of financial risk management;
• to incorporate the underlying theory, principles, and techniques of applied mathematics and statistics to solve financial risk management problems.

Concentration in Operations Research

• to provide an environment for students to understand, learn, and master the basic modelling and technical knowledge in the major areas of operations research.

Concentration in Quantitative Data Analysis

• to strength students' ability in quantitative analysis and in making statistically sound interpretations, based on the solid knowledge in mathematics and statistics;
• to incorporate the underlying theory, principles, and techniques of applied mathematics and statistics with scientific computation tools and statistical and computing software packages to solve practical problems.

Concentration in Scientific Computing

• to give students a thorough knowledge of numerical methods, numerical analysis, and modelling for practical computing in a broad range of disciplines and applications;
• to provide students rigorous research and analytical skills to evaluate research techniques, methodologies, and to interpret results in their own field and research.

Diploma in Education (with an additional year)

• For students seriously considering a career in teaching, they may apply, at the end of Year 2, to join this integrated 5-year programme, the suggested study plan of which can be found here.
• Successful graduates from this 5-year programme will receive both the BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics and the Diploma in Education.

Concentrations

• Actuarial Statistics (collaborated with Simon Fraser University);
• Financial Risk Management (collaborated with School of Business);
• Operations Research;
• Quantitative Data Analysis;
• Scientific Computing.