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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: werdna on November 25, 2011, 11:19:37 pm

Title: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: werdna on November 25, 2011, 11:19:37 pm
I'm planning on getting into UoM Commerce, however I'm just wondering how much maths there is in the course? I'm not the best maths student, however I wouldn't mind doing a bit of it. Planning on majoring in Marketing and Management so there's minimal/no maths in those.

Thanks! :)
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: dc302 on November 25, 2011, 11:24:11 pm
There are 2 compulsory 'maths-like' statistics subjects you could say, probably similar to what you may have touched on in methods probability. Aside from that, if you're doing marketing and management, I don't think there are any other maths subjects you would do in commerce.
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: werdna on November 25, 2011, 11:27:47 pm
There are 2 compulsory 'maths-like' statistics subjects you could say, probably similar to what you may have touched on in methods probability. Aside from that, if you're doing marketing and management, I don't think there are any other maths subjects you would do in commerce.

Are those the micro/macro subjects? I hated probability.... hahaha. :P
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: TrueTears on November 25, 2011, 11:45:31 pm
werdna - if you're planning to major in marketing/management, you will find that you will meet almost no maths, it's all about essay writing etc. For undergraduate units even those that has lots of mathematical background will contain very easy (or very little) mathematics. I've seen some of UoM's commerce units, those that has 'maths' ain't really even your formal "maths", undergraduate commerce units are not portrayed with rigorous mathematics.
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: dc302 on November 26, 2011, 12:33:09 am
There are 2 compulsory 'maths-like' statistics subjects you could say, probably similar to what you may have touched on in methods probability. Aside from that, if you're doing marketing and management, I don't think there are any other maths subjects you would do in commerce.

Are those the micro/macro subjects? I hated probability.... hahaha. :P

No, they're called 'Quantitative Methods' 1 & 2.
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: werdna on November 26, 2011, 12:58:41 am
Thanks for your help guys! :)

Is there any option for accelerating a course at UoM? I know that Deakin offers this, through something like a trimester.
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: dc302 on November 26, 2011, 01:20:20 am
The only way to accelerate a course is to do summer subjects or overload during the semester (or both). Realistically you won't be able to accelerate the course by more than a semester though. On the other hand, if you want to complete a concurrent diploma, you may want to try and overload in order to complete the bachelor and the diploma in 3 years (whereas usually it would take 3.5 to 4).
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: Geepers on November 26, 2011, 01:22:51 pm
Just looking at the subjects listed on your profile....

Doesn't the B.Comm at Melb require a min ss of 25 in Methods or Specialist as a course prerequisite? 



Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: ShortBlackChick on November 26, 2011, 02:05:24 pm
Just looking at the subjects listed on your profile....

Doesn't the B.Comm at Melb require a min ss of 25 in Methods or Specialist as a course prerequisite? 


He did Methods last year and got the minimum.
Lucky guy, I have to sit here wondering if I'm even going to make the 25.

But I'm guessing, for majors like Accounting, Finance and Economics, VCE Methods would come in handy??
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: Russ on November 26, 2011, 04:57:18 pm
For the introductory micro/macro subjects there is maths, yes. Chain and quotient rules come to mind. It's mostly calculus from what I saw, because you need to model costs or whatever.
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: Gloamglozer on November 26, 2011, 06:12:00 pm
For the introductory micro/macro subjects there is maths, yes. Chain and quotient rules come to mind. It's mostly calculus from what I saw, because you need to model costs or whatever.

Yeah chain and quotient rules come in effect in second year.  But since they're not compulsory, you can avoid them if you wish to.
Title: Re: How much maths is in UoM Commerce?
Post by: werdna on November 27, 2011, 01:37:24 am
Thanks for your help guys - since there's minimal maths in the degree, I'm all up for it! :P