Applied Mathematics, Bachelor

Offered as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.

Applied Mathematics at York University provides you with a balance of rigorous training in mathematics and the skills to solve real world problems. You will begin with core first and second year courses to get a solid foundation for applying mathematics and computing to science, engineering, and commerce. You can then learn from world-class professors in specialized areas such as mathematical modelling, numerical analysis, or operations research.

Courses in this BA or BSc programs are at the core of many disciplines ranging from engineering and science to business and economics.

It is essential to be able to apply many different mathematical techniques and to handle problems involving statistical data. Applied mathematics includes the area of scientific computing, which involves many components of computational processes — numerical analysis, algorithms for machines with vector and parallel architectures, visualization, simulation and computer-aided design.

The Applied Mathematics program at York offers a specialized Honours stream in Financial Mathematics. This program will prepare you for a career as a quantitative analyst (or ‘’quants’’, as they say in the finance industry). Quants use mathematical and statistical tools to analyze financial instruments and financial markets. This analysis involves developing mathematical models, fitting models to market data, performing numerical computations, analyzing the results of these computations, and providing insight and information for decision making. This stream will prepare you for a position in the finance industry or for further studies at the Master’s level.