MAST90014 Optimisation for Industry (University of Melbourne): rated 3.9/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST90014 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics and Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 面向工业的优化
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
The use of mathematical optimisation is widespread in business, where it is a key analytical tool for managing and planning business operations. It is also required in many industrial processes and is useful to government and community organizations.
MAST90014 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 3.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "I did Optimisation for Industry having done no prerequisite subjects. That subject was one of the most useful subjects that I have brought into the rest of my career. Highly recommended Random Processes was good - very theoretical. I did the subject the first year it existed so …"
On Reddit: "I took MAST90014 last sem, the most useful part is definitely the group project where you get to work on applying some of the content to a real problem in some industry. The project is relatively open, so you can choose the industry/organisation and type of problem to work on, i…"
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Q: Is MAST90014 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST90014, and when is it offered?
A: MAST90014 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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