Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 30 credit hours. All students in their first and second semester are required to take 5 courses (15 credit hours) as indicated below. Students must select 3-5 more courses at 500-level or above (15 credit hours) from the courses listed below with options in Applied or Traditional Mathematics. Traditional electives pair well for students who are interested in pure mathematics. The applied mathematics electives are focused on preparing students for careers in data science and data analytics, actuarial science and other industrial mathematics applications.  Students planning to continue in the Ph.D. program should take the 600-level versions of the required courses. 

Students can choose to substitute 6 credit hours of elective courses by MA 699 thesis research. Modifications are possible with the approval of your graduate committee and the master program director. For more information, please, contact the master program director Dr. Roman Shterenberg at shterenb@uab.edu.

Required Courses

MA 540: Advanced Calculus I or MA 640: Mathematical Analysis I.

MA 541: Advanced Calculus II or MA 641: Mathematical Analysis II.

MA 534: Algebra I: Linear or MA 631: Linear Algebra.

MA 568: Numerical Analysis I or MA 660: Numerical Linear Algebra.

MA 585: Introduction to Probability.

Elective Courses (choose 5)

Learn more about the Master's Program curriculum.