What can I do with a maths degree? :
Maths graduates work in -
Government departments and state-owned enterprises
Financial institutions – banks; consultancies; insurance companies etc
Crown research institutes
Construction
Education
Industry and Commerce What can I do with a maths degree? A SAMPLE FROM THE MASSEY ALUMNI DATABASE:
Statistics New Zealand - Department of Conservation - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - AFFCO Manawatu - Fuji Xerox - Ministry of Education - Aon Consulting - Canterbury Cricket - Microsoft NZ Ltd - Herbert Insurance Ltd - N.Z.Q.A. - Inland Revenue Department
What can I do with a maths degree? :
Where have some of the Massey math graduates ended up?
Nick Allsop – Works as an actuary (NZ and Australia)
Jennifer Bonnet – Price Waterhouse Coopers, financial mathematics, is training to be an actuary
Rebecca Hickson – Lecturer in Veterinary Science
Joanne Hendy – Meterological service, predicting turbulence
Shaun Hendy – Industrial Research Limited, math modelling of nanoscience problems
Katya Hope – National Bank, online banking
Rebecca Keen – Highschool teaching
Chris Palliser – Dexcel, math modelling of agricultural problems
Aroon Parshotam – Landcare, modelling carbon emissions What can I do with a maths degree?
What can I do with a maths degree? :
Where can I find out more?
Ask your lecturer
Your Massey careers service –
http://careers.massey.ac.nz
http://careerhub.massey.ac.nz (graduate vacancy system)
Some overseas sites of interest
www.maa.org/careers
www.ams.org/careers
www.siam.org/careers
www.math-jobs.com (has a section for NZ and Australia) What can I do with a maths degree?
What can I do with a maths degree? :
TeachNZ Scholarships
The government wants more math teachers in secondary schools.
Scholarships for 45 undergraduates and 85 graduates per year in mathematics alone.
Pays your course fees and a $10,000 allowance per year.
There is a commitment to teach for a period after you graduate.
http://www.teachnz.govt.nz/scholarships What can I do with a maths degree?