Current students

Bachelor of Science

The Mathematics and Statistics Learning Centre (MSLC) is where current undergraduate students can find resources, academic support and course advice.

  • Oasis: the home of student support, learning resources and reading packs.
  • Course advice: advice is available to help you choose your major, electives and to plan your course.

Outstanding students may be eligible to undertake an undergraduate research project or complete a masters-level subject in their third year.
Read more about these opportunities

Masters and Graduate Diploma of Science (Advanced)

The Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) Handbook entry provides information on course structure, subject options and entry requirements.

Coordinator: James Osborne

Master of Computational Biology

The Master of Computational Biology Handbook entry provides information on course structure, subject options and entry requirements.

Coordinator: Jennifer Flegg

Master of Data Science

The Master of Data Science Handbook entry provides information on course structure, subject options and entry requirements.

Coordinators: Trevor Cohn and Karim Seghouane

Graduate research

The Handbook provides information on course structure, subject options and entry requirements for the following graduate research courses:

Key contacts

Staff are available to assist you with queries regarding your current candidature:

Useful resources

Scholarships

The University of Melbourne has one of the most generous scholarship programs in Australia. With over 1200 scholarships and prizes available for new and current students, it's more than likely there is one that you're eligible for either when you start your course or during your studies.

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There are a number of scholarships available to high-achieving students studying mathematics and statistics at both undergraduate and graduate levels. You will be automatically considered for a number of scholarships, but some awards will be assessed by application.

Undergraduate scholarships

These undergraduate scholarships are in recognition of academic success and overall performance. You will automatically be considered for these scholarships based on your academic results.

  • Exceptional Talent Scholarship supports exceptional students who have applied for the Bachelor of Science and who are intending to major in Mathematics and Statistics.
  • The Dixson Scholarship for Applied Mathematics is awarded as three prizes, based on academic results, nominated by the Head of Mathematics and Statistics.
  • The Dixson Scholarship for Pure Mathematics is awarded as two prizes based on academic results, nominated by the Head of Mathematics and Statistics.
  • The Maurice H. Belz Prizes in Statistics are awarded to the highest and second-highest aggregate marks in the major second-year subjects Probability and Statistics.
  • The John Macfarland Exhibition is awarded to the highest achieving first year student in Pure Mathematics.
  • The Stephen Bell Prize is awarded to the Bachelor of Science student achieving the highest score in the second-year subject Engineering Mathematics.
  • The M. L. Urquhart Third Year Prize is presented to the top third year student for their over performance in Discrete Mathematics and Operations Research,
  • The Norma Mcarthur Prize is awarded to the most outstanding student in third-year Statistics of the Bachelor of Science.
  • The E.R. Love Prize is awarded to third-year Bachelor of Science students placed first in the subjects Mathematics and Statistics.

Graduate scholarships

There are awards available to graduate students for both coursework and research projects to recognise your hard work and achievement.

Awarded by automatic consideration:

  • The Professor Nanson Prize is awarded for the best original memoir on a subject in Pure or Applied Mathematics.
  • The Professor Wilson Prize is awarded for the best thesis in Pure or Applied Mathematics.
  • The Wyselaskie Scholarships – Mathematics is awarded to the best graduate student in Mathematics.
  • The M L Urquhart Graduate Prize is presented to the graduate student with the best overall performance in mathematics as a part of the Master of Science research degree.
  • The Dwight Prize in Mathematical Statistics is awarded to the student with the highest results in Statistics and Stochastic Processes in the Master of Science.
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) Scholarship: If your WAM for MSc coursework subjects in a given semester is at least 80, you are still enrolled in the MSc, and are not the recipient of a "National Scholarship" or another scholarship valued over $4000 in that year, you will receive a scholarship instalment of up to $2000 ($500 for each subject) total maximum scholarship is $6000 over the course of your degree.

Application required:

  • Helen Freeman Scholarship for Mathematics and Statistics supports female students for two years in the Master of Science.  Students commencing at the start of the year, must apply when they enter.  Students commencing in mid-year must apply 6 months after commencing.
  • The Professor Maurice H. Belz Fund supports graduate coursework or research for students travelling overseas for further study in statistics.
  • The Professor Maurice H. Belz Scholarships support masters students undertaking research in statistics, applied probability, stochastic processes or operations research.
  • Graduate Research Student Travel funding is available to support students to engage with national and international academic communities to advance their research training and their project through travel to conferences, workshops and direct collaborations.