Short Courses

The School of Mathematics offers the following short courses:

  • Short course - Multivariable calculus
  • Short course - Linear algebra with applications
  • Short course - Mathematics of uncertainty

The short courses allow you to bridge the gap in mathematical knowledge in those areas.

You will have access to learning material as well as live teaching support throughout each course.

If you are completing one or more of these short courses to meet the subject prerequisite as part of a conditional offer for the Master of Financial Mathematics or Master of Mathematics, please refer to your letter of offer for details of all conditions to be met.

The short courses are not suitable for the VCE maths methods prerequisites, they are aimed at potential Master of Financial Maths or Master of Mathematics students.

Enquiries:  shortcourses@maths.monash.edu

Registration and Payment

  • If you have received your letter of offer for the Master of Financial Mathematics  or Master of Mathematics and are clear about the conditions, you can proceed with registration and payment.
  • All other applicants must receive advice from the School of Mathematics before proceeding with registration and payment.

Please visit the Monash Shop to register.

Access to learning material

  • You will receive a link to access the course material and website after registration closes

Short course - Multivariable calculus

  • Topics covered: Functions of several variables, partial derivatives, extreme values, Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals, Vector differential calculus.
  • Duration: 4 weeks instruction +  examination
  • Mode: online with live teaching support
  • Next session : 20 July 2026 to  14 August 2026
  • Registrations close:  17 July 2026
  • Price: $1,000 + GST
  • Refund policy: You may request a full refund within 3 weeks of the course start date

Short course - Linear Algebra with applications

  • Topics covered: Vector spaces, linear transformations. Determinants, eigenvalue problems, Inner products, least squares approximation. Applications to areas such as economics, graph theory, Markov chains, differential equations
  • Duration: 5 weeks instruction +  examination
  • Mode: online with live teaching support
  • Next session: 20 July 2026 to 21 August 2026
  • Registrations close: 17 July 2026
  • Price: $1,250 + GST
  • Refund policy: You may request a full refund within 3 weeks of the course start date.

Short course - Mathematics of uncertainty

  • Topics covered: Introduction to probability - a mathematical treatment. Topics include: probability axioms, conditional probabilities and the law of total probability, discrete and continuous random variables, univariate and multivariate distributions, independence and conditioning, conditional distributions and conditional expectations, moment generating functions, simulation, the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem.
  • Duration: 6 weeks instruction +  examination
  • Mode: online with live teaching support
  • Next session: 24 August 2026 to 2 October 2026
  • Registrations close: 21 August 2026
  • Price: $1,500 + GST
  • Refund policy: You may request a full refund within 3 weeks of the course start date.

Reimbursement of short course fees following enrollment and completion of one semester in a Masters Program (Master of Mathematics and Master of Financial Mathematics).

Eligibility:
1. Students who have completed one or more short courses and have enrolled in either the Master of Financial Mathematics or the Master of Mathematics program at Monash University can apply (as a current student) for a reimbursement of the short course fees for up to the amount originally paid (not the latest short course fee).
2. You can only request the reimbursement after you have enrolled and completed one semester in either of the masters programs.
3. You will not be eligible for reimbursement if you are not enrolled as a current student in either of the masters programs, or if you defer, withdraw, or take an intermission from the program.
4. You will not be eligible if you have already requested a refund due to withdrawal from a short course.
5. You will not be eligible if you fail a short course.