Online Masters Applied Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics of the University of Houston offers a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics. The intent of this program is to provide students with training in mathematics appropriate for many professional mathematical positions in industry. Recent graduates are employed in the aerospace, engineering, energy, actuarial and financial industries, as well as in biostatistics, and as teachers in high schools and community colleges.

The UH faculty in applied mathematics and computational sciences is internationally recognized for research achievement and teaching. We have excellent computing resources and the university library has an outstanding mathematics collection.

Students take two one-year sequences of core courses chosen from the areas of mathematical analysis, numerical analysis, applied and computational mathematics, and probability and statistics. They also take electives and complete a tutorial project. The tutorial typically involves studying and writing a report on a specific topic involving the application of mathematics, with the guidance of a faculty member.

The mathematics department has a network of terminals and workstations available for use by graduate students. Students who do not already have experience with scientific computing and/or programming languages will be able to learn the necessary topics through courses or tutorials.

The Department of Mathematics is developing a number of options within the MSAM. So far we have three options:

For the convenience of students, core courses for the program are generally taught between 4pm and 7pm on Mondays through Thursdays. More specific details on courses are given below.

From summer 2012, some regular courses will also have online version so that students can receive MSAM degree either by taking courses on the campus or by taking all or some online courses.

Admission to the Program

To be admitted to the program, a student must have completed a baccalaureate degree with a 3.0 GPA over the last 60 hours of course work and have a good background in mathematics. A student need not have majored in mathematics to be admitted. It is expected, however, that the student has completed at least 9 hours of mathematics at the junior or senior level, preferably in courses such as advanced linear algebra, analysis, differential equations, and probability and statistics. When these requirements are not met, students may be admitted on a conditional basis and have the opportunity to acquire the necessary background.

Program Requirements and Electives