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Why you should study at postgraduate level
An interesting article from jobs.ac.uk
Why study graduate-level mathematics at the University of Auckland?
We have the largest university mathematics department in New Zealand and one of the best in Australasia, and teach a full range of courses at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Particular research strengths include algebra, combinatorics, complex analysis and differential equations, mathematical modelling, functional analysis and operator theory, history of mathematics, numerical analysis,and topology. Many of the staff are leading figures in their area, with strong international reputations for their research.
Honours graduates from this maths department are sought after by some of the top universities in North America and Europe.
Careers for mathematics graduates
The mathematical sciences are universal. Having evolved from early efforts to understand the natural and physical world, modem mathematical science consists of a body of knowledge that is a supreme creation of the human intellect. Graduate study in mathematics opens up a world of possibilities and can set you up for a career in commerce, education, industry or science. Opportunities exist in biotechnology, bioengineering, bioinformatics, computing, finance, meteorology, systems analysis, school and university teaching, and many other fields. Mathematics graduates with honours are particularly sought after.
Where are our recent graduates?
| Working for, | or employed as, | or doing PhD in, | or postdoctoral research |
| Ministry of Defence, NZ | Business consultants | Environment studies | at the National Health Institute, Washington |
| Ministry of Defence, UK | Actuaries | Financial mathematics | in Dresden, Germany |
| Treasury | Bio-engineers | Acoustics | in Hamburg, Germany |
| Commerce Commission | Software programmers | Petroleum engineering | |
| Deutsche Bank | Risk analyst (Vero) | Aeronautics | |
| Weather bureau | Data analyst (Ezybuy) | Biomathematics | |
| Telecom | Researchers | ||
| Power company | Teachers | ||
| Price analyst (Southern Cross) |
A few profiles
2009 graduates:
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| Pricing analyst
| Human physiology modelling
| Hydrodynamic modelling
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More profiles:
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| Finance
| Aeronautics
| Heart modelling
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| Indian mathematics
| Commerce Commission
| Petroleum research
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Professor John Butcher intervewed:
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Britta Basse on her work modelling endangered kiwi and kokako populations and cancer cell lines
| Ruby Cheng-pei Chen who plays both the traditional Chinese Ku-Cheng and Western instruments,in addition to graduating with an M.Sc. in numerical analysis
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