The University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Omaha, NE 68182-0243

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As society moves from the industrial age to the information age, the need for highly trained quantitative thinkers will steadily increase. Mathematics is ideal training for producing such generalists who can understand and solve a variety of problems arising in many different technical areas.

The UNO Department of Mathematics offers Master's degrees whose purpose is to prepare qualified individuals to meet these critical needs. The Mathematics degree includes course work in such areas as algebra, analysis, combinatorics, differential equations, numerical analysis, operations research, and statistics.

A course of study can be chosen that will allow a student to pursue a Ph.D. program elsewhere.

In conjunction with the UNO College of Education, the department also offers a Master of Arts for Teachers of Mathematics (M.A.T.). This is a specialized degree designed to provide secondary school mathematics teachers with more depth in mathematics combined with a core of relevant professional courses in education.

General Description of Graduate Program

This program, which leads to the Master of Arts or Master of Science in Mathematics, is designed to achieve two objectives. Those objectives are:

There are no required courses in the program, but students are strongly encouraged to develop an emphasis in the courses which make up their individual plan of study; such an emphasis provides both focus and depth in the graduate experience. Suggestions for courses which could be included in an emphasis are given below.

Whatever their objectives in their graduate programs, students should form, as soon as possible, a close working relationship with a faculty member having similar mathematical interests. This will ensure good advice in planning a coherent plan of study. In addition, an adviser may be able to suggest special topics courses, independent study, or the thesis option which could all be used to pursue one’s interests in greater depth.

Finally, students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics should include a sequence in analysis and a sequence in algebra in their plans of study.

Under no circumstances shall any course ending in a '5' digit count towards a MA/MS degree.

Traditional Mathematics:  8056, 8116, 8126, 8246, 8236, 8276, 8516, 8616, 8620.

Classical Applied Mathematics:  8036, 8056, 8276, 8336, 8606, 8656, 8250, 8400, 8450, 8490, 9110.

Operations Research/Applied Statistics:   8236, 8306, 8316, 8746, 8756, 8766, 8060, 8246, 8370, 8460, 8500, 8510, 8520, 8650, 8670.

Computer Mathematics:   8156, 8306, 8316, 8666, 8050, 8060, 8080, 8500, 8510, 8850.

For further details consult the graduate catalog or contact:

Department of Mathematics
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska 68182

Phone: (402) 554-3430
Fax: (402) 554-2975


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