Mathematics, MA

Overview

The MA in Math at the Katz College of Science and Health provides the flexibility to customize your curriculum. In addition to traditional coursework, you may also enroll in special topics or design an independent study under the mentorship of senior faculty. You may also choose to focus on financial mathematics and take courses in the departments of Mathematical Sciences, Economics, Physics, and Computer Science.

Requirements (30 credits)

To earn an MA in Mathematics degree students are required to complete ten courses (30 credits) and a master’s thesis. Students may replace the thesis with a comprehensive exam.

Core Courses

Complete four of the following courses:

MAT 5002	Computational Statistics and Probability	3
MAT 5003	Numerical Methods	3
MAT 5209	Ordinary Differential Equations	3
MAT 5250	Differential Geometry	3
MAT 5253	Modern Algebra	3
MAT 5300	Introduction to Analysis	3
MAT 5310	Topology	3
MAT 5340	Partial Differential Equations	3
MAT 5405	Functions of a Complex Variable	3
MAT 5651	Functions of a Real Variable	3

Students may be able to take graduate courses from other programs by permission of the program director.

Electives

Complete any six 500-level MAT courses including the following:

MAT 5002	Computational Statistics and Probability	3
MAT 5003	Numerical Methods	3
MAT 5100	Mathematical Modeling	3
MAT 5110	Mathematical Statistics	3
MAT 5160	Special Topics in Applied Mathematics	3
MAT 5310	Topology	3
MAT 5200	Topics in Foundations of Math	3
MAT 5209	Ordinary Differential Equations	3
MAT 5250	Differential Geometry	3
MAT 5253	Modern Algebra	3
MAT 5300	Introduction to Analysis	3
MAT 5304	Methods of Mathematical Physics	3
MAT 5331	Topics in Functional Analysis	3
MAT 5332	Topics in Algebra	3
MAT 5340	Partial Differential Equations	3
MAT 5350	Stochastic Calculus	3
MAT 5360	Time Series Analysis	3
MAT 5390	Topics in Dynamical Systems	3
MAT 5401	Dynamical Systems	3
MAT 5402	Topics in Scientific Computing	3
MAT 5410	Topics in Analysis	3
MAT 5420	Topics in Complex Variables	3
MAT 5450	Computational Topology	3
MAT 5491	Topics in Complex Systems	3
MAT 5510	Functional Analysis	3
MAT 5520	Network Science	3
MAT 5640	Mathematics of Finance	3
MAT 5651	Functions of a Real Variable	3
MAT 5902	Topics in Probability	3
MAT 5900	Readings in Mathematics	3
MAT 5931	Graduate Seminar	3
MAT 5940	Internship/Practical Training	3
MAT 5999	Topics Mathematics	3

Masters Thesis or Comprehensive Exam

Students registering for MAT 7705 Master's Thesis Preparation are required to complete only five elective courses.

Guidelines for the master thesis can be found here.