This program is aimed to equip students with basic mathematical knowledge and skills to analyze and solve problems arising in subject areas other than mathematics.

In order to become acquainted with the breadth of application of mathematics, students are advised to consider obtaining a minor or a double-honours in a field related to Applied Mathematics such as Anatomy and Cell Biology, Astronomy, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geological Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Management, Physics, Physiology, or Psychology.

Students interested in entering an Honours program should consult advisors in the department concerned before registering for their second year. Of the 120 credit units required for the B.Sc. Honours degree, at least 66 credit units must be at the senior level. Application for admission to Honours is not considered until successful completion of at least 60 credit units with a Cumulative Weighted Average of at least 70% overall and at least 70% in the subject of Honours. For further details, please see the Academic Information and Policies section. 

No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used in Requirements C1 to C3. An exception will be made to this rule to allow a student to choose to take 9 credit units in the same subject to fulfill the English Language Writing and Indigenous Learning Requirements (in the C1 College Requirement). Students who make this choice will be required to take 3 additional credit units of Fine Arts Program Type, Humanities Program Type, Social Science Program Type, or Arts and Sci No Program Type courses, in a different subject, within the C5 Electives Requirement.

C1 College Requirement (9 credit units)

The Quantitative Reasoning requirement for this program is met in the Major Requirement (C4).

English Language Writing

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • ANTH 302.3
  • ANTH 306.3
  • ANTH 310.3
  • ANTH 421.3
  • CMRS 110.3
  • CMRS 111.3
  • CPSJ 203.3
  • ENG 110.6
  • ENG 111.3
  • ENG 112.3
  • ENG 113.3
  • ENG 114.3
  • ENG 120.3
  • ENG 210.3
  • ENG 211.3
  • ENG 212.3
  • ENG 213.3
  • ENG 394.3
  • ESL 116.3
  • HIST 115.3
  • HIST 125.3
  • HIST 135.3
  • HIST 145.3
  • HIST 155.3
  • HIST 165.3
  • HIST 175.3
  • HIST 185.3
  • HIST 193.3
  • HIST 194.3
  • MUS 155.3
  • PHIL 115.3
  • PHIL 120.3
  • PHIL 121.3
  • PHIL 133.3
  • PHIL 208.3
  • PHIL 233.3
  • POLS 236.3
  • POLS 237.3
  • PSY 323.3
  • PSY 355.3
  • RLST 280.3
  • RLST 362.3

Indigenous Learning

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • ANTH 202.3
  • ANTH 350.3
  • ANTH 480.3
  • DRAM 111.3
  • ENG 242.3
  • ENG 243.3
  • ENG 335.3
  • ENG 338.3
  • GEOG 465.3
  • HIST 195.3
  • HIST 257.3 (may only be used if taken in 2022-23 or later)
  • HIST 266.3
  • HIST 315.3
  • HIST 316.3
  • INDG 107.3
  • LING 114.3
  • LING 253.3
  • PLAN 445.3
  • POLS 222.3
  • INDG — 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level

C2 Breadth Requirement (9 credit units)

Choose 9 credit units from the following areas with at least 3 credit units from one of Humanities or Social Sciences:

  • ART 110.3
  • ART 122.3
  • ART 123.3
  • ART 124.3
  • ART 125.3
  • ART 136.3
  • ART 141.3
  • ART 151.3
  • ART 152.3
  • ART 161.3
  • ARTH 120.3
  • ARTH 121.3
  • DRAM 101.3
  • DRAM 108.3
  • DRAM 110.3
  • DRAM 111.3
  • DRAM 113.3
  • DRAM 118.3
  • DRAM 119.3
  • DRAM 121.3
  • MUS 101.3
  • MUS 102.3
  • MUS 104.3
  • MUS 111.3
  • MUS 112.3
  • MUS 120.2
  • MUS 121.2
  • MUS 125.1
  • MUS 133.3
  • MUS 134.3
  • MUS 155.3
  • MUS 156.3
  • MUS 175.3
  • MUS 184.3

  • Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.

  • ARBC 114.3
  • ARBC 117.3
  • CHIN 114.3
  • CHIN 117.3
  • CLAS 110.3
  • CLAS 111.3
  • CMRS 110.3
  • CMRS 111.3
  • CREE 101.6
  • CREE 110.3
  • DENE 110.3
  • ENG 110.6
  • ENG 111.3
  • ENG 112.3
  • ENG 113.3
  • ENG 114.3
  • ENG 120.3
  • ESL 115.3
  • ESL 116.3
  • FREN 103.3
  • FREN 106.3
  • FREN 122.3
  • FREN 125.3
  • FREN 160.3
  • FREN 218.3
  • GERM 114.3
  • GERM 117.3
  • GRK 112.3
  • GRK 113.3
  • HEB 114.3
  • HEB 117.3
  • HIST 115.3
  • HIST 125.3
  • HIST 135.3
  • HIST 145.3
  • HIST 155.3
  • HIST 165.3
  • HIST 175.3
  • HIST 185.3
  • HIST 193.3
  • HIST 194.3
  • HIST 195.3
  • HNDI 114.3
  • HNDI 117.3
  • JPNS 114.3
  • JPNS 117.3
  • LATN 112.3
  • LATN 113.3
  • LING 110.3
  • LING 113.3
  • LING 114.3
  • LIT 110.3
  • LIT 111.3
  • MUS 101.3
  • MUS 111.3
  • MUS 112.3
  • PHIL 110.6
  • PHIL 115.3
  • PHIL 120.3
  • PHIL 121.3
  • PHIL 133.3
  • PHIL 140.3
  • RLST 111.3
  • RLST 112.3
  • RLST 113.3
  • SNSK 114.3
  • SNSK 117.3
  • SPAN 114.3
  • SPAN 117.3
  • UKR 114.3
  • UKR 117.3
  • WGST 112.3

  • Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
  • CLAS 101, CLAS 103, CLAS 104, CLAS 105, CLAS 107 and CLAS 203 may not be used to fulfill the Humanities requirement.

  • ANTH 111.3
  • ANTH 112.3
  • ANTH 116.3
  • ECON 111.3
  • ECON 114.3
  • GEOG 130.3
  • GEOG 150.3
  • HLST 110.3
  • INDG 107.3
  • LING 111.3
  • LING 112.3
  • LING 113.3
  • LING 114.3
  • POLS 110.3
  • POLS 111.3
  • POLS 112.3
  • PSY 120.3
  • PSY 121.3
  • SOC 111.3
  • SOC 112.3
  • WGST 112.3

  • Any senior-level social science course provided that the prerequisite is met.
  • Statistics courses in social sciences are not eligible for use in this requirement (e.g. PSY 233, PSY 234, SOC 225 and SOC 325).

  • CPSJ 112.3
  • CPSJ 203.3
  • INTS 110.3
  • INTS 111.3
  • INTS 380.3

C3 Cognate Requirement (15 credit units)

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • CMPT 141.3 or CMPT 116.3
  • CMPT 145.3 or CMPT 117.3

Choose 9 credit units from the following, such that no more than 6 credit units are from any one area:

Biology

  • BIOL 120.3
  • BIOL 121.3

Chemistry

  • CHEM 112.3
  • CHEM 115.3
  • CHEM 250.3

Earth Science

  • GEOG 120.3
  • GEOL 121.3
  • GEOL 122.3

Physics and Astronomy

  • ASTR 113.3
  • ASTR 213.3
  • PHYS 115.3
  • PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3

C4 Major Requirement (72 credit units)

The program does not require the specification of a concentration area. However, some students will find it to be a useful option to build their program around specific courses with applications in particular areas. For example, students with an interest in the physical sciences (chemistry, geology and geophysics, physics, engineering) might choose to emphasize ‘continuous’ mathematical tools such as differential equations, whereas students with interests in the life sciences (biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, biostatistics, epidemiology) and the social sciences (economics, psychology, sociology) might direct their study towards ‘discrete’ mathematical methods such as linear programming, graph theory, combinatorics or towards statistical methods.

Ideally, by the time of graduation, every student will have been exposed to aspects of continuous, discrete, and probabilistic and statistical methods.

  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3
  • MATH 211.3
  • MATH 238.3
  • MATH 313.3
  • MATH 327.3
  • MATH 331.3
  • MATH 336.3
  • MATH 339.3
  • MATH 352.3
  • MATH 371.3
  • MATH 379.3
  • MATH 436.3
  • MATH 438.3
  • STAT 241.3

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • MATH 110.3 and MATH 116.3
  • MATH 123.3 and MATH 124.3
  • MATH 176.3 and MATH 177.3

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

It is recommended that these courses be taken in the second year, if possible.

  • MATH 223.3 and MATH 224.3
  • MATH 225.3 and MATH 226.3
  • MATH 276.3 and MATH 277.3

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • MATH 328.3
  • MATH 361.3
  • MATH 373.3
  • STAT 242.3
  • STAT 341.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • CMPT 394.3
  • MATH 314.3

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • MATH 438.3
  • MATH 439.3
  • MATH 452.3
  • MATH 465.3
  • MATH 485.3
  • MATH 498.3 (Special Topics in Applied Mathematics)
  • STAT 442.3
  • STAT 443.3

See suggested sequence of courses below to see sample concentrations.

NOTE: Students may choose to follow a sample program to focus in a specific area, but are not required to do so.

Sample program #1 – Continuous Modelling and Differential Equations

Sample program #2 – Discrete Modelling

Sample program #3 – Probabilistic and Statistical Modelling

C5 Electives Requirement (15 credit units)

These are courses to complete the requirements for the 120 credit unit four-year program, of which at least 66 cu must be at the 200-level or higher. Students may also select more courses in MATH and STAT depending upon their interests.

Students are encouraged to select courses from other disciplines and perhaps construct a double honours or minor in another subject.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Sample program #1 – Continuous Modelling and Differential Equations

  • CMPT 141.3 or CMPT 116.3
  • MATH 110.3 and MATH 116.3; or MATH 123.3 and MATH 124.3
  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3

  • 15 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3

  • MATH 211.3
  • MATH 223.3 and MATH 224.3; or MATH 225.3 and MATH 226.3; or MATH 276.3 and MATH 277.3
  • MATH 238.3
  • STAT 241.3

  • 12 approved credit units to complete Distribution Requirements C1-C3
  • 3 approved credit units Electives C5

  • MATH 266.3
  • MATH 313.3
  • MATH 327.3
  • MATH 331.3
  • MATH 336.3
  • MATH 339.3
  • MATH 371.3
  • MATH 379.3

  • 3 approved credit units to complete Distribution Requirements C1-C3
  • 3 approved credit units Electives C5

  • MATH 352.3
  • MATH 373.3
  • MATH 436.3
  • MATH 438.3
  • MATH 439.3
  • One of MATH 314.3 or CMPT 394.3
  • One of MATH 452.3 or MATH 498.3 (Special Topics in Applied Mathematics)

  • 9 approved credit units Electives C5

Sample program #2 – Discrete Modelling

  • CMPT 141.3 or CPMT 116.3
  • MATH 110.3 and MATH 116.3; or MATH 123.3 and MATH 124.3
  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3

  • 15 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3

  • MATH 211.3
  • MATH 223.3 and MATH 224.3; or MATH 225.3 and MATH 226.3; or MATH 276.3 and MATH 277.3
  • MATH 238.3
  • STAT 241.3

  • 12 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3
  • 3 approved credit units Electives C5

  • MATH 266.3
  • MATH 313.3
  • MATH 327.3
  • MATH 331.3
  • MATH 336.3
  • MATH 339.3
  • MATH 352.3
  • MATH 371.3
  • MATH 379.3

  • 3 approved credit units Electives C5

  • MATH 328.3
  • MATH 436.3
  • MATH 438.3
  • Three of MATH 314.3, MATH 361.3, MATH 432.3, MATH 465.3, MATH 498.3 (Special Topics in Applied Mathematics), STAT 242.3, CMPT 394.3

  • 3 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3
  • 9 approved credit units Electives C5

Sample program #3 – Probabilistic and Statistical Modelling

  • CMPT 141.3 or CMPT 116.3
  • MATH 110.3 and MATH 116.3; or MATH 123.3 and MATH 124.3
  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3

  • 15 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3

  • MATH 211.3
  • MATH 223.3 and MATH 224.3; or MATH 225.3 and MATH 226.3; or MATH 276.3 and MATH 277.3
  • MATH 238.3
  • STAT 241.3
  • STAT 242.3

  • 12 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3

  • MATH 266.3
  • MATH 313.3
  • MATH 327.3
  • MATH 331.3
  • MATH 336.3
  • One of MATH 371.3 or MATH 379.3
  • STAT 341.3

  • 3 approved credit units toward Distribution Requirements C1-C3
  • 6 approved credit units Electives C5

  • MATH 436.3
  • One of MATH 314.3 or CMPT 394.3
  • STAT 342.3
  • STAT 346.3
  • STAT 349.3
  • Two of MATH 498.3 (Special Topics in Applied Mathematics), STAT 442.3, STAT 443.3

  • 9 approved credit units Electives C5