The Master's Degree Program
The program is designed to meet the needs
of four groups: (1) students attracted
to mathematics as a major scholarly pursuit,
including students who plan eventually
to work toward the doctorate in this field;
(2) students preparing for the teaching
of mathematics, particularly in high schools
and community colleges; (3) students preparing
for nonteaching professions or vocations,
such as civil service, actuarial work,
or statistical work, in which mathematics
plays a principal part; (4) students who
wish to supplement study in other fields
with suitable courses in mathematics.
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Prerequisites
The four-semester sequence of calculus
is a prerequisite to all graduate courses.
Prerequisite to a major graduate program
is a background preparation in mathematics
equivalent to the undergraduate major
in the College of Liberal Arts; that is,
courses through calculus, supplemented
by at least 18 hours in mathematics on
the higher level which is to include the
advanced calculus sequence. |
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of Arts
A candidate for the Master of Arts degree
must complete 30 graduate hours, including
the first course from five of the following
seven sequences: Topology (MATH 501, 502);
Modern Algebra (MATH 525, 526); Applied
Probability (MATH 573, 574); Statistics
(MATH 575, 576); Theory of Functions of
Real Variables (MATH 653, 654); Theory
of Functions of Complex Variables (MATH
655, 656); and Graph Theory (MATH 681,
682). The M.A. candidate must complete
the second course in two of these sequences.
The candidate may satisfy the 30 semester
hour requirement in one of three ways:
1) 30 hours of graduate mathematics; 2)
24 hours of graduate mathematics and an
approved 6-hour minor; or 3) 24 hours
of graduate mathematics and an approved
master's thesis. |
Master
of Science
A candidate for the Master of Science
degree must complete 30 graduate hours,
including at least two of the following
three sequences: Modern Algebra (MATH
525, 526); Theory of Functions of Real
Variables (MATH 653, 654); and Theory
of Functions of Complex Variables (MATH
655, 656). The candidate may satisfy the
30 semester hour requirement in one of
three ways: 1) 30 hours of graduate mathematics;
2) 24 hours of graduate mathematics and
an approved 6-hour minor; or 3) 24 hours
of graduate mathematics and an approved
master's thesis. |
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