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Graduate Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Graduate Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics offers intensive, high-level training in mathematical sciences and statistics principles, building analytical skills and substantially broadening knowledge gained from prior mathematics and statistics study. The program equips students with the quantitative skills employers increasingly demand across data-driven industries, functioning as a genuine deepening of existing mathematical training rather than an introduction for complete beginners. It suits mathematics or statistics graduates who want to formalise and extend their existing quantitative skills for career purposes, or as a stepping stone toward the longer Graduate Diploma or master's-level mathematics and statistics qualifications. The short, focused format makes it a fast way to demonstrate advanced quantitative capability to employers without a full postgraduate degree commitment.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
StatisticianANZSCO 224113
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, with a VETASSESS skills assessment.
Assessed by VETASSESS
Data ScientistANZSCO 224115
A newer ANZSCO code (added 2022) that sits on CSOL only, supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. Not on MLTSSL or STSOL, so it does not currently open the points-tested 189, 190, or 491, and no state nominates this exact code.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
The entry requirement for the Graduate Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics is one of the following: A recognised bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) with a major in a cognate discipline area and an overall average of 65 or higher, as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Coursework Entry Calculator; OR An average of 65 or higher in at least 4 courses in mathematics or statistics at the second-year undergraduate level or above, as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Coursework Entry Calculator. International students: Prospective international students need to meet the University's English language requirements . Assumed knowledge: A mathematical background of a minimum of one course in several variable calculus and one course in linear algebra at the university undergraduate level. (Applies to both admission pathways). Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is the transfer ...
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