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Master's Programs
Mathematics (M.A. Program)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: The Master of Arts with a Major in Mathematics is offered under the following options:
Plan A: Twenty-four credits in course work plus an eight credit thesis.
Plan B: Twenty-seven credits in course work plus a three credit essay.
(twenty-nine credits if entering the M.A. program in Fall 2011 or thereafter).
Plan C: Thirty credits in course work.
(thirty-two credits if entering the M.A. program in Fall 2011 or thereafter)
Completion of these plans must satisfy the following criteria:
1. At least twenty-four credits must be earned in course work from the Mathematics Department. Credits earned toward a thesis or essay in accordance with Plan A or Plan B may be included among these twenty-four credits.
2. Election of Mathematics 5420, 5430, 5600 and 5610, if not previously completed. Election of Mathematics 6500 or 6600, if not previously completed.
3. Election of at least two of the following, if not previously completed: Mathematics 5100, 5220, 5230, 5410, 5530, 5700, 5770, 5800, 5870. These courses represent several areas of applied mathematics.
4. Election of at least one additional mathematics course numbered 6000, or
higher, with the exception of Mathematics 7999, 8999 and the teacher preparation courses
Mathematics 6130, 6140, 6150, 6170, 6180, 6200, 6210.
5. By the time twelve credits have been earned a Plan of Work, approved by a departmental adviser, should be submitted to the director of the master's program in mathematics. At this time, the Graduate Committee will act on the application for candidacy. The student will not be allowed to take more than twelve credits in the master's program unless candidacy has been established.
6. In the Plan of Work the student will state his or her choice of one of the plans A, B, or C. The choice of plan must be approved by the Graduate Committee.
7. There is a final oral examination for the master's degree. All students in Plan C are required to take this examination. Students in Plan A or B may, upon recommendation of the thesis or essay adviser, be excused from the final oral examination by the Graduate Committee.
8. It is required that the thesis or essay of each student in Plans A or B be presented in a public lecture.
9. All graduates completing their degree by the master's essay option
must have an detailed outline of their essay submitted to the graduate
committee chair for review within the first two weeks of the semester
in which they will complete all the credits for MAT 7999. Furthermore,
these students must have the completed essay submitted to the graduate
committee chair four weeks prior to their presentation.
NOTE: Candidates for the Master of Arts degree with a major in mathematics or in mathematical statistics are exempt from the requirement of the Graduate School that six credits in the major field must be in courses numbered 7000 and above.
Mathematical Statistics (M.A. Program)
The requirements for this degree differ from those for the Master of Arts with a major in mathematics (see above) only in that the three requirements 2, 3, and 4 are replaced by a single one:
2. Election of Mathematics 5420, 5430, 5600, 5610, 5700, 5710, and 5800, if not previously completed. Election of two courses from the group: MAT 5030, 5770, 5830, 5870, 6830, 6840, 6500 or 6600. Mathematics 7700 is recommended.
It is stressed that all other requirements (1 and 5-9 above) are the same, except that the essay under Plan B must be written in the area of mathematical statistics.
Mathematics, Applied (M.A. Program)
This degree is designed for students who are interested in applied mathematics or are interested in applying mathematics to areas outside of mathematics (e.g., biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, geology, medical science, physics, psychology, social science). The program is flexible in that it does not represent the teaching of any fixed body of knowledge. It does require two areas of concentration, one of these being the major in mathematics (pure and applied) with emphasis on the applicable subjects. The minor area is to be either in applied mathematics or in an area outside of mathematics (such as the above) to which the student is interested in applying mathematics. Mathematical methods are emphasized.
Admission to this program is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School; see Admission, Regular. Applicants for the program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Mathematics must have either twelve credits beyond the calculus sequence or knowledge equivalent to Mathematics 2010-2030, 2250, 2350, 5070, 5420, Computer Science 2110 and a good background in some area in which he or she is planning to apply mathematics. A bachelor's degree in mathematics is not required.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: This program is usually offered as a Plan B master's degree option requiring twenty-nine credits of course work plus a three credit essay. However, other master's degree options (see Mathematics (M.A. Program)) may be elected with the approval of the Departmental Graduate Committee. Specific requirements for the degree are as follows:
1. A minimum of thirty-two credits.
2. A minimum of twenty credits in mathematics courses not previously completed and numbered 5030 or above (except courses for teachers). At least four of these credits must be elected from the courses listed in requirement 3 for mathematics major cited above.
3. Each student must declare a minor (e.g., one of the areas mentioned above) in which he or she is planning to apply mathematics, and have at least eight credits in that area in addition to those required above.
4. The entire program of study must be a coordinated one that meets with the approval of the student's academic adviser, who will be assigned upon admission.
Each student in this program will ordinarily be required to write a project-type essay for three credits under the direction of a supervisor in the Mathematics Department and an essay adviser from some department related to the minor area, both of whom must approve the essay. (If the chosen minor area is in applied mathematics, the adviser in the major area can be the same as the adviser in the minor area.) The selection of advisers and topics must be approved by the Graduate Committee of the Mathematics Department.
Mathematics (M.A. General Requirements)
Admission to these programs is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School; see Admission, Regular.
Except for the program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Mathematics, the entrance requirements for the master's programs in mathematics and statistics include successful completion of twelve semester credits in mathematics beyond sophomore calculus (equivalent to MAT 2010, 2020, 2030, 2250, and 2350); this course work should include advanced calculus and linear or modern algebra. Credit accrued in courses such as the history of mathematics or the teaching of mathematics, in which the study of mathematics itself is not the primary purpose will not be counted toward this requirement. As preparation for graduate study, the Mathematics Department strongly recommends undergraduate course work along the line of option A, described under Bachelor's Degrees in the undergraduate bulletin.
All graduates completing their degree by the master's essay option must
have an outline of their essay submitted to the graduate committee chair
for review a month prior to the end of the semester in which they will
complete all the credits for MAT 7999. Furthermore, these students must
have the completed essay submitted to the graduate committee chair a
week prior to their presentation.
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