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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026




                           RESEARCH AREAS                       Qualifications  Agency  (MQA),  can  be
                                                                accessed by scanning the QR codes below.
               Research areas at ISM include: differential
               geometry, group theory, ring theory, linear                     Bachelor of Science in
               preserver  problems,  functional  identities,                   Mathematics
               linear  and  multilinear  algebra,  matrix
               theory, combinatorial graph theory, graph
               theory,  social  network  analysis,  supply                     Bachelor of Science in
               chain management, operational research,                         Statistics
               atomic collision physics, image processing
               and pattern recognition, chaos theory and
               simulation, communication protocols, data                       Bachelor of Actuarial
               security,  mathematical  modelling,  fluid                      Science
               dynamics,  computational  fluid  dynamics,
               boundary  layer,  heat  and  mass  transfer,
               numerical      analysis,    cryptography,
               demography,  Bayesian  statistics,  spatial,                 FURTHER DEGREE
               analysis,  computational  statistics,  robust
               statistics,  probability  distribution  theory,   Apart from teaching and supervising at the
               nonlinear time series, regression analysis,      bachelor’s level, the staff members of the
               statistical  quality  control,  mathematical     institute  also  supervise  research  projects
               biology, education economics, economics          that  lead  to  Master’s  and  doctorate
               and  applied  statistics,  Islamic  finance,     degrees in the three branches
               social  security,  finance  and  actuarial       of mathematics.
               modelling.
                                                                           JOB OPPORTUNITIES
                         COMPUTER FACILITIES
                                                                The  learning  of  mathematics  will  help

               Currently,  ISM  has  three  computer  labs      increase one's skills in problem solving and
               equipped with visualizers and a total of 144     analysis. It trains one’s mind to manipulate
               Intel  Core  i5/i7  desktops.  The  latest       information,     to    form      accurate,
               releases  of  the  following  software  are      complicated  and  abstract  ideas  and  to
               readily available on the desktops: Dev-C++       enable  one  to  discern  complicated
               bundled  with the most recent TDM-GCC,           arguments.    The    training   to   think
               MATLAB Online, Microsoft 365, R, RStudio         quantitatively, logically and analytically in
               Desktop,  and  Thonny  (Python  IDE  for         problem  solving  may  prove  valuable  in
               beginners).  Besides,  there  are  three         one's chosen career.
               lecture halls and four tutorial rooms which
               are  also  equipped  with  either  LCD           Since  the  use  of  mathematics  is  all
               projectors or visualizers.                       encompassing  in  human  endeavour,  a
                                                                graduate’s career opportunities are almost
                   BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS                 limitless and not only confined to teaching
                                                                and  research.  Many  graduates  from  this
               Please refer to the Program Structure for        Institute  have  been  employed  in  the
               courses.  The  accreditation  status of  each    financial  sectors  (banking,  accountancy
               programme,  as  recognized  by  Malaysian        and insurance for instance), management,
                                                                business, industry and computing sectors.


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