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AMSI Summer School (MAST90079)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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The AMSI Summer School is a four-week program hosted at different Australian universities by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute.

This subject will give students the opportunity to attend subjects taught by eminent lecturers from around Australia, creating an opportunity to study areas of mathematical sciences and cognate disciplines that may not be otherwise available at the University of Melbourne. AMSI Summer School is an exciting opportunity for mathematical sciences students from around Australia to come together over the summer break to develop their skills and networks.

Students can choose from a selection of available modules. No course within the AMSI Summer School program that substantially covers material available in existing University of Melbourne postgraduate Mathematics and Statistics subjects will be available. The School of Mathematics and Statistics determines the subset of allowed modules that University of Melbourne students can choose from.

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) or the Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced) in the Mathematics and Statistics stream.

Information on modules available at each Summer School is available on the AMSI Summer School website.

Intended learning outcomes

After completing this subject students should:

  • have gained an understanding at postgraduate level of the mathematics and statistics of the selected topic;
  • be familiar with the basic mathematical techniques used in the area of the selected topic;
  • appreciate the role of the newly learned mathematical results in the broader context of mathematical sciences and their potential applications to solving real world problems;
  • have the ability to pursue further studies in the area of the selected topic and related areas.

Generic skills

In addition to learning specific skills that will assist students in their future careers in science, they will have the opportunity to develop generic skills that will assist them in any future career path. These include:

  • problem-solving skills: the ability to engage with unfamiliar problems and identify relevant solution strategies;
  • analytical skills: the ability to construct and express logical arguments and to work in abstract or general terms to increase the clarity and efficiency of analysis;
  • collaborative skills: the ability to work in a team;
  • time-management skills: the ability to meet regular deadlines while balancing competing commitments.

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Subject coordinator approval, upon endorsement by your current supervisor and course coordinator, is required upon application.

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Two written assignments of up to 12 pages each due during and at the end of the teaching period (20% each)

  • 24 pages
Throughout the teaching period40%

Examination

  • 3 hours
After the teaching period at the School of Mathematics and Statistics60%

Additional details

This Dual-Delivery subject has On Campus assessment components. Students approved to complete this subject during the Summer 2023 study period offshore will be contacted to confirm their assessment arrangements.

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Dates & times

  • Summer Term
    CoordinatorJames Osborne
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours28 hours over 4 weeks
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period 2 January 2024 to 16 February 2024
    Last self-enrol date11 January 2024
    Census date19 January 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024
    Assessment period ends24 February 2024

    Summer Term contact information

    ms-msc-coordinator@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

170 hours

What do these dates mean

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  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).

    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Details of prescibed text will be provided after enrolment.

  • Available through the Community Access Program

    About the Community Access Program (CAP)

    This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

Last updated: 31 January 2024