Maths Methods requirements for Victorian Universities and Medicine Australia-Wide

Please find a list of courses in Victoria which require Maths Methods to be eligible apply, this is where Maths Methods is a standalone requirement.

Some courses for example Science at Monash University accept Maths Methods but it is not a requirement it is one of a list of subjects accepted.

In some courses such as Physiotherapy students may need two Science or Health subjects such as Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Health and Human Development, Psychology, and Physical Education if they don’t do Mathematical Methods.

You can check course requirements for each course in Victoria by going to the course requirements tab on the VTAC CourseSearch program.

Outside of Victoria, the University of Queensland and James Cook University have several courses in Engineering, Science, Health and Commerce (University of Queensland) which require Maths Methods.

In NSW, they have a process called assumed knowledge or recommended studies which means subjects are recommended and suggested but not required.

Federation University

·        Engineering (Civil)

·        Engineering (Electrical)

·        Engineering (Mechanical)

·        Engineering (Mining)

Monash University

·       Actuarial Science

·       Actuarial Science/Master of Actuarial Studies

·       Applied Data Science

·       Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours)

·       Biomedical Engineering (Honours)

·       Chemical Engineering (Honours)/Pharmaceutical Science

·       Civil Engineering (Honours)/Architectural Design

·       Commerce

·       Commerce/Actuarial Science

·       Commerce/Arts

·       Commerce/Biomedical Science

·       Commerce/Computer Science

·       Commerce/Economics

·       Commerce/Finance

·       Commerce/Global Studies

·       Commerce/Information Technology

·       Commerce/Music

·       Commerce/Politics, Philosophy and Economics

·       Commerce/Science

·       Computer Science

·       Computer Science Advanced (Honours)

·       Economics

·       Engineering (Honours)

·       Engineering (Honours) – Masters Accelerated Pathway

·       Engineering (Honours)/Arts

·       Engineering (Honours)/Biomedical Science

·       Engineering (Honours)/Commerce

·       Engineering (Honours)/Computer Science

·       Engineering (Honours)/Information Technology

·       Engineering (Honours)/Science

·       Finance

·       Law (Honours)/Commerce

·       Law (Honours)/Computer Science

·       Law (Honours)/Engineering (Honours)

·       Mechanical Engineering (Honours)/Industrial Design

·       Pharmaceutical Science

·       Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours)

·       Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours) – Scholars Program

·       Pharmacy (Honours)

·       Pharmacy (Honours) Scholars Program/Master of Pharmacy

·       Pharmacy (Honours)/Master of Pharmacy

·       Psychology/Commerce

·       Radiation Sciences

·       Radiation Sciences (Indigenous Entry)

·       Radiography and Medical Imaging (Honours)

·       Science Advanced – Research (Honours)

·       Science/Computer Science

University of Melbourne

·       Biomedicine

·       Commerce

·       Science

 Maths Methods requirements and Medicine

In Australia, there are ten direct entry Medicine courses. Two of those ten courses require students to complete Year 12 Maths Methods as a standalone subject. Those courses are at the University of Queensland and James Cook University.

The most important subject to be eligible to apply for Medicine is Chemistry. Here is a summary of the Year 12 subject requirements for all the direct entry Medicine courses in Australia.

Victoria

Monash University

Prerequisites Year 12 English and Chemistry.

NSW

University of NSW

Assumed Knowledge: Year 12 English.
Recommended studies: Year 12 Chemistry and Biology.

University of Newcastle/University of New England (Joint Medical Program)

No specific subject requirements.

Western Sydney University/Charles Sturt University (Joint Program)