M.A. in Mathematics
Admission to the program
In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for
admission, applicants must have an undergraduate degree in
mathematics or related field. Students entering the M.A. program
without the appropriate background will be expected to take certain
undergraduate courses as prerequisite work.
Degree and Major Requirements
- A total of 30 credit hours of graduate course work including thesis
or nonthesis option requirements
- Proficiency in Russian, German, French or an approved computer
language as a tool of research
- Written comprehensive examination in either mathematics, 41.050, or
applied mathematics, 41.051
- Thesis option: 6 hours of 42.797 Master's Thesis Seminal in Mathematics
and an oral defense of the thesis.
- Nonthesis option: 3 credit hours in 41.690 Independent Study Project in
Mathematics or 41.700 Seminar in Mathematics (topic to be chosen
in consultation with a faculty member) requiring an oral and
written presentation of the research work. Three hours in
approved graduate level independent research, seminars, or
research courses.