Opinion on dropping degree (1 Viewer)

[100percent]

I am currently in my third year doing a B(Software) Engineering/BScience degree. However I would like to drop the Engineering degree and grab a major in mathematics. The thing is I would prefer to graduate under BScience(Advanced Mathematics), rather than the regular BScience, which requires me to stay back one semester (half a year). I am also planning to do Honours in Mathematics whether or not I drop Engineering and whichever BScience degree I graduate under.

First, is dropping Software Engineering a good idea?
Secondly, would it be worth staying back to graduate under BScience (Advanced Mathematics)?

 

[Templar]

Why does graduating under BSc (Adv Maths) require you to stay back an extra semester?

 

[Davo1111]

Are there non-acaedemia jobs with a BScience(Maths), wouldn't they just hire an actuary?

 

[doink]

I doubt Actuaries can do statistics as well as BSc (Advanced MAths) people

 

[100percent]

Why does graduating under BSc (Adv Maths) require you to stay back an extra semester?

software engineering screwed me over with the restructure of the degree, so i had to retake 2nd year subjects.
B (adv math) Science requires 48cp of senior subjects whereas B science doesn't.
i don't have 48cp of senior UoS (only 24 by end of this semester).

 

[Sammy-Blue]

Are there non-acaedemia jobs with a BScience(Maths), wouldn't they just hire an actuary?

No, actuaries are statistics, and usually specialised within statistics at that. But generally mathematicians are restricted to academic positions.

I doubt Actuaries can do statistics as well as BSc (Advanced MAths) people

Then you are clearly a moron.

 

[withoutaface]

Do both. I am.

 

[doink]

You really think actuaries can do the same level of statistics as people who have done advanced maths, keep dreaming you idiot.

 

[Sammy-Blue]

You really think actuaries can do the same level of statistics as people who have done advanced maths, keep dreaming you idiot.

Care to show me some evidence for this?

 

[100percent]

Do both. I am.

yeh i've considered that, but the more i do engo the more i seem to dislike it. (i enjoy the programming part but i really don't like the management stuff). keeping software i suppose is like a safeguard, incase i can't find anything math related for my career.

On another note, Does anyone have experience with metric spaces? if so what did you think of the course. i'm doing applied math btw but usyd has ran out of math subjects for me in semester 1. If i do metric spaces, i could double major in math. or i can just do 2-3 math subjects (not do metric spaces and maybe logic and foundation) and something with programming as my other 1-2. A double math major does sound better. but i've heard metric spaces is hell. so is it worth it?

1 last note, i have till december to decide, so till then i'm just gathering information and would like to thank everyone for their input.

 

[Templar]

software engineering screwed me over with the restructure of the degree, so i had to retake 2nd year subjects.
B (adv math) Science requires 48cp of senior subjects whereas B science doesn't.
i don't have 48cp of senior UoS (only 24 by end of this semester).

If your marks are good you can get that requirement waived.

I would trust a statistician who has done BSc(Adv Maths) over an actuarian in terms of statistics. The actuarian has more market knowledge, but that's much easier to learn than statistics.

 

[withoutaface]

Metric spaces is fairly difficult. If you're going to do any pure mathsy subject you're better off doing measure theory and lesbegue integration

 

[100percent]

Metric spaces is fairly difficult. If you're going to do any pure mathsy subject you're better off doing measure theory and lesbegue integration

but that's not in semester 1 lol. so i guess i won't do metric spaces. what about logic and foundations, does anyone know what that course is like? from a glimpse of the past papers, it doesn't look all that interesting to me.

nah i don't think i can get it waived templar. my marks aren't that good only in the lower half of D avg.