Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences at Florida International University

Programme overview

The PhD in Mathematical Sciences is open to students interested in various fields of mathematics. Research areas within this program include harmonic analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations, inverse problems, dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, mathematical systems, mathematical physics, geometry, topology, numerical analysis, scientific computing, mathematical biology, and financial engineering. The formal course curriculum is designed to ensure thorough grounding in mathematics, as well as choice for specialization.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Duration: 5 years (75 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 75 credit hours. Requirement areas in the catalogue: Statistics Major .

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Application information

Entry requirements

(1) Have either a bachelor’s or a graduate degree in Mathematics or another quantitative field (2) Have a GPA of at least 3.0 in the bachelor’s or Masters’ degree (3) GRE is not required. (4) Official transcripts and least three letters of recommendation. (5) Have received approval of the departmental graduate committee (6) Foreign student whose native language is not English must obtain a score of 80 or higher on the TOEFL iBT (this corresponds to 550 on the old TOEFL test) or 6.3 overall on the IELTS. The University Graduate School has a list of countries that are exempt from this requirement.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic doctoral deadlines: Fall February 15; Spring August 1; Summer December 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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