Mathematics

Prospective students that want to apply for admission have to provide academic records, three letters of recommendation, a CV, an Essay, and scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), General Test. There are more requirements for international students. UAB charges an application fee, for details please see the admissions page of the Graduate School. The Graduate School requires that all applications are submitted online here via the TargetX application portal, required recommendation letters must also be submitted using this application portal.

Grad Degree Offered Info

Degree Offered	M.S.
Director	Dr. Ioulia Karpeshina
Phone	205-934-2154
E-mail	karpeshi@uab.edu
Website	http://www.uab.edu/cas/mathematics

Program Information

Mathematics has always been divided into a pure and an applied branch. However, these have never been strictly separated. The M.S. program in mathematics stresses the interconnection between pure mathematics and its diverse applications.

Areas of Specialization

The student must choose a primary and a secondary specialization from a list of areas determined by the expertise of the faculty. As soon as the student is ready to choose specialization areas, he or she should contact the mathematics graduate program advisor. Courses offered to meet degree requirements must be approved by the mathematics graduate program advisor and the mathematics graduate program director.

Grad Additional Info

Deadline for Entry Term(s)	Each semester
Deadline for All Application Materials to be in the Graduate School Office	Six weeks before term begins
Number of Evaluation Forms Required	Three
Entrance Tests	GRE (TOEFL and TWE also required for international applicants whose native language is not English)

Additional Information

For detailed information, contact Dr. Ioulia Karpechina, Mathematics Graduate Program Director, UAB Department of Mathematics, UH 4005, 1402 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1241.

Telephone 205-934-2154

E-mail karpeshi@uab.edu

Web http://www.uab.edu/cas/mathematics/

Master of Science in Mathematics

The program requires a total of 30 semester hours where each grade must be an A or B and at least 24 hours must be at the 600-level or above.  MA 540, MA 541, and courses below MA 520 can not be counted towards degree requirements. All students, whether following Plan I or Plan II, must choose a primary and secondary area of specialization as indicated below.

Plan I - 30 hours

Requirements		Hours
Primary Area of Specialization (choose 9 hours) and Secondary Area of Specialization (choose 6 hours):		15
Algebra
MA 534	Algebra I: Linear
MA 535	Algebra II: Modern
MA 631	Linear Algebra
MA 632	Abstract Algebra
MA 637	Graph Theory and Combinatorics
MA 660	Numerical Linear Algebra
Analysis
MA 544	Vector Analysis
MA 545	Complex Analysis
MA 553	Transforms
MA 554	Intermediate Differential Equations
MA 555	Partial Differential Equations I
MA 556	Partial Differential Equations II
MA 561	Modeling with Partial Differential Equations
MA 562	Intro to Stochastic Differential Equations
MA 566	Introduction to Optimization
MA 642	Calculus of Several Variables
MA 645	Real Analysis I
MA 646	Real Analysis II
MA 648	Complex Analysis
MA 650	Differential Equations
MA 655	Partial Differential Equations
MA 661	Modeling With PDE
Geometry
MA 570	Differential Geometry
MA 572	Geometry I
MA 573	Geometry II
MA 675	Differential Geometry
Numerical Analysis
MA 560	Scientific Programming
MA 567	Gas Dynamics
MA 568	Numerical Analysis I
MA 569	Numerical Analysis II
MA 660	Numerical Linear Algebra
MA 665	Partial Differential Equations: Finite Differential Methods
MA 668	Numerical Analysis I
MA 669	Numerical Analysis II
Probability/Statistics
MA 562	Intro to Stochastic Differential Equations
MA 584	Mathematical Finance
MA 585	Intro to Probability
MA 586	Mathematical Statistics
MA 587	Advanced Probability
MA 588	Advanced Statistics
MA 687	Advanced Probability
MA 688	Advanced Statistics
Topology
MA 574	Intro to Topology I
MA 575	Intro to Topology II
MA 670	Topology I
MA 671	Topology II
9 additional hours must be outside the primary area of specialization		9
MA 699	Research for Thesis	6
Total Hours		30

Plan II - 30 hours

Requirements		Hours
Primary Area of Specialization (choose 12 hours) and Secondary Area of Specialization (choose 6 hours):		18
Algebra
MA 534	Algebra I: Linear
MA 535	Algebra II: Modern
MA 631	Linear Algebra
MA 632	Abstract Algebra
MA 637	Graph Theory and Combinatorics
MA 660	Numerical Linear Algebra
Analysis
MA 544	Vector Analysis
MA 545	Complex Analysis
MA 553	Transforms
MA 554	Intermediate Differential Equations
MA 555	Partial Differential Equations I
MA 556	Partial Differential Equations II
MA 561	Modeling with Partial Differential Equations
MA 562	Intro to Stochastic Differential Equations
MA 566	Introduction to Optimization
MA 642	Calculus of Several Variables
MA 645	Real Analysis I
MA 646	Real Analysis II
MA 648	Complex Analysis
MA 650	Differential Equations
MA 655	Partial Differential Equations
MA 661	Modeling With PDE
Geometry
MA 570	Differential Geometry
MA 572	Geometry I
MA 573	Geometry II
MA 675	Differential Geometry
Numerical Analysis
MA 560	Scientific Programming
MA 567	Gas Dynamics
MA 568	Numerical Analysis I
MA 569	Numerical Analysis II
MA 660	Numerical Linear Algebra
MA 665	Partial Differential Equations: Finite Differential Methods
MA 668	Numerical Analysis I
MA 669	Numerical Analysis II
Probability/Statistics
MA 562	Intro to Stochastic Differential Equations
MA 584	Mathematical Finance
MA 585	Intro to Probability
MA 586	Mathematical Statistics
MA 587	Advanced Probability
MA 588	Advanced Statistics
MA 687	Advanced Probability
MA 688	Advanced Statistics
Topology
MA 574	Intro to Topology I
MA 575	Intro to Topology II
MA 670	Topology I
MA 671	Topology II
9 additional hours must be outside the primary area of specialization		9
3 additional hours can be chosen from the primary, secondary, or any other area		3
Total Hours		30