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Mathematics bachelor

The bachelor programme Mathematics is run at Karl-Franzens-University Graz (Uni Graz) and the University of Technology Graz (TU Graz) as part of the NAWI Graz cooperation. However, you only need to register on one university, which is then called your home universitiy. On the remaining univerisity, your secondary uni, you are then automatically registered and can visit courses and take exams.

Programme structure

The exact structure is given in the Curriculum. There is written, which courses you have to visit and what else you need to do in order to graduate.

There exist several types of courses:

  • lecture (abbr. VO): In lectures you learn about theory
  • exercise (abbr. UE): exercises are for practicing the theory from the lecture
  • lecture with integrated exercise (abbr. VU): this is just a combination of a lecture and an exercise into one course
  • seminar (abbr. SE): in seminars, you write a (small) thesis/paper

The mandatory courses are grouped into multiple modules, which cover a certain range of topics. These modules are:

  • Group A: Foundations of mathematics
  • Group B: Algebra and linear algebra
  • Group C: Analysis I
  • Group D: Analysis II
  • Group E: Foundations of computer science
  • Group F: Probability theory and statistics
  • Group G: Introduction into applied mathematics

Next to these modules you also choose a specialisation in the fifth semester. In a specialisation you specialise in certain topics, such as applied mathematics or discrete mathematics. The availale specialisations are:

  • Applied mathematics
  • Data science
  • Discrete mathematics and algorithm theory
  • Finance and insurance mathematics
  • Technomathematics

In the online system of your home university, in the application My degree programme, you can choose which specialisation you want to pursue. You do not have to select a specialisation to visit the courses. Please note that once chosen, you cannot switch your specialisation. If you want to choose another specialisation after you already made your selection, you will need to contact the office of the dean, which is best done via E-Mail.

You will need to gain 180 ECTS in total in order to graduate. Next to the mandatory courses and your specialisation courses, you need to obtain 18 ECTS. These are distributed as such:

  • Introduction to scientific work (VU), 0.5 ECTS
  • Seminar (SE), 3 ECTS
  • Bachelor thesis (SE), 8.5 ECTS
  • electives, 6 ECTS

Electives can be any courses offered at either university, as long as you did not already compelte them in the course of your programme. Note that the electives from the bachelor cannot be used in the master's programme.

STEOP

At the start of your degree, you are in the Study entry and orientation phase (abbr. STEOP). While you are in STEOP, you may only get 22 ECTS outside of the STEOP-course-pool. Said pool is a collection of courses from the first and second semester. You finish the STEOP by completing

  • Einführung in die Hochschlumathematik (the very first course in the programme) and
  • one of the blocks (each 6 ECTS)
    • Linear Algebra 1
    • Analysis 1a (VO) and Analysis 1 (UE),
    • Analysis 1 (UE) and Linear algebra 1 (UE),
    • Linear algebra 2 (UE) and Discrete mathematics (VO),
    • Analysis 1a (VO) and Linear algebra 1 (UE),
    • Analysis 1a (VO) and Discrete mathematics (VO)

In My degree programme you can see whether or not you have completed the STEOP. If this is the case, you can complete the remaining courses of the programme.

Graduating

You graduate if you obtained 180 ECTS, meaning you completed all required exams and exercises, your electives, taken part in a seminar and have written, submitted and presented your thesis.

Master programmes

If you completed the bachelor programmes, you may start your master's degree. Without any other requirements, you can register to the following programmes:

  • Mathematics. This is the continuation of the mathematics bachelor. For more information, read the pages of TU or KF.
  • Data Science. This is a relatively new programme in Graz. Read more about at TU or KF.