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Ph.D. in Mathematics

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Program Title

Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics With Dissertation in Applied and Industrial Mathematics

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Degree Designation

Doctor of Philosophy

Program Description

Students of exceptional ability, as demonstrated in a master’s degree program or in previous courses, may pursue a program leading to the doctoral degree. Although the master’s degree is not a requirement for the Ph.D. degree, the experience gained in writing a master’s thesis or independent study project is valuable.
Completion requirement
The following courses may be taken in order to prepare for the PhD Preliminary Exam:

course Numerical Methods I

course Numerical Linear Algebra

course Complex Analysis

course Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations

course Partial Differential Equations

course Intro to Analysis

course Mathematical Statistics

course Intro to Stochastic Processes

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • MATH5030
  • MATH5032
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
  • MATH5011
  • MATH5018
  • MATH5035
  • MATH5038
  • MATH5039
  • MATH5041
  • MATH5077
  • MATH5082
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
  • MATH5009
  • MATH5010
  • MATH5012
  • MATH5019
  • MATH5020
  • MATH5031
  • MATH5033
  • MATH5036
  • MATH5037
  • MATH5083
  • MATH5084
  • MATH5086
  • MATH5087
  • MATH5088

12 hours of upper-division or graduate-level courses from outside the math department

Dissertation (24 credit hours):  MATH 5095

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • MATH4037
  • MATH4038
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • MATH3072
  • MATH4035
  • MATH4071
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • MATH4010
  • MATH4011
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • MATH4083
  • MATH4086

A student may choose any three areas listed above and must pass all three preliminary exams by the end of the student’s fourth semester to continue in the program. A student who does not pass a preliminary exam after two attempts will be terminated from the PhD program.