The Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics Requirements
This is a two-year professional degree especially designed to train
mathematicians and scientists/engineers with strong mathematics backgrounds
in up-to-date applied mathematical, computational and statistical skills.
Such training is intended to produce high caliber individuals who can
confidently undertake interdisciplinary research. The focus will be in
preparing talented individuals to face the mathematical and other research
challenges in business and/or industrial sectors.
In order to achieve these goals, the program will require:
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A broad background in the areas of Numerical Analysis/Optimization,
Modeling/Simulation, and Statistical Analysis;
- A concentration in one of the above areas;
- Practice in both written and oral communication;
- Both group and individual projects;
- A strong computing component.
The program will be highly structured but will result in graduates with
skills required for success in industrial and business settings.
The specific requirements for the degree are:
- A core consisting of Math 440/540 and 448/548, Math 443 and either 442 or 472, Math 464 and either 466/566 or 564, Math 416/516, and Math 500.
- At least 3 additional graduate level mathematics courses including at least 2 from one of the following groups:
| Numerical Analysis/ Optimization |
Modeling/ Simulation |
Statistical Analysis |
| 466/566, 544, 545, 546, 564, 573, Stat 544 |
418/518, 570, 571 |
422, 472, 573, Stat 544 |
- At least 4 credits of Math 702 devoted to group and individual projects.
The above requirements consist of 35 credit hours. During a standard, two-year program a student taking the minimum 10 hours per semester (most students take more) will have time to include several elective courses. Students are also strongly encouraged to spend a summer on an internship and to attend seminars in applied mathematics. The elective courses, internships and individual project (see below) should be unified to form an effective combination in a particular specialty of interest to each student.
All students in the Applied Mathematics M. S. degree graduate program will be required to complete a minimum of four credits of Math 702. Two of the Math 702 credits must involve the completion of a group project and two of the Math 702 credits must involve the completion of an individual project.
The group projects should normally be completed by the end of the third semester of the student's work on the degree. These projects will be supervised by a team of at least two faculty members, drawn from different areas of applied mathematics or other application areas. A group project report must be submitted by each project group by the end of the project semester, and each group must provide an oral presentation to the project committee, summarizing the results of the project.
The individual project should normally be completed by the end of the fourth semester of the student's work on the degree. This project will be supervised by the student's M. S. committee members. A written project report will be submitted when the project is completed, and the final M. S. oral exam must include an oral presentation by the student about the results of the project, with questions from the student's M. S. committee.
