Mathematics (MA)
Description
The M.A. in mathematics is designed:
- to prepare students for the teaching of mathematics, particularly in high schools and community colleges,
- to prepare students for nonteaching professions or vocations, such as civil service, actuarial work, or statistical work, in which mathematics plays a principal part, or
- for students who wish to supplement study in other fields with suitable courses in mathematics.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 30
Course Requirements
A candidate for the M.A. degree must complete 30 graduate hours, including the first course from five of the following seven sequences:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Topology | ||
| MATH 5511 | General Topology I | 3 |
| MATH 5512 | General Topology II | 3 |
| Modern Algebra | ||
| MATH 6251 | Modern Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 6252 | Modern Algebra II | 3 |
| Applied Probability | ||
| MATH 5730 | Applied Probability | 3 |
| MATH 5740 | Probability | 3 |
| Statistics | ||
| MATH 5851 | Mathematical Statistics I | 3 |
| MATH 5852 | Mathematical Statistics II | 3 |
| Theory of Functions of Real Variables | ||
| MATH 7531 | Theory of Functions of Real Variables I | 3 |
| MATH 7532 | Theory of Functions of Real Variables II | 3 |
| Theory of Functions of Complex Variables | ||
| MATH 6551 | Theory Functions of Complex Variables I | 3 |
| MATH 6552 | Theory Functions of Complex Variable II | 3 |
| Graph Theory | ||
| MATH 7820 | Graph Theory I | 3 |
| MATH 7810 | Graph Theory II | 3 |
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:
- 30 hours of graduate mathematics;
- 24 hours of graduate mathematics and an approved 6-hour minor; or
- 24 hours of graduate mathematics and an approved master’s thesis.