Master of Science in Mathematics

The Mathematics department offers a Master of Science degree with three options: Pure Mathematics (Option I), Applied Mathematics (Option II) and Statistics (Option III). Each of the options prepares a student for further graduate work, higher mathematical work in industry, business and government, and for teaching at community colleges.Option I is primarily designed to prepare students for community college teaching, entry-level positions in industry or future graduate work in mathematics. The core of this program consists of an in-depth study of the mainstream of modern mathematics—algebra, analysis and topology. Option II emphasizes Applied Mathematics and is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in industry, business, government, or for future graduate work in applied mathematics. Option III is primarily designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in industrygovernment or future graduate work in statistics. The core of this program consists of an in-depth study of the mainstream of modern mathematical and computational statistics as well as probability, while exposing students to a broad array of real-world problems.