BSc Mathematics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science  |  Department: Institute of Mathematics  |  Duration: 6 semesters (180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Modules include Analysis 1; Analysis 2; Proseminar; Statistical Methods; Algebra/Geometry 1; Algebra/Geometry 2; Measure Theory; Methods of Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing in Practice; Introduction to Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing; Programming.

Career pathways

Graduates work in areas such as Student working on a diagram; business (industry, banks, insurance companies, consulting agencies, IT service providers); administration, research and teaching at higher education institutions (with a master’s or doctoral degree); data processing (software development, project planning, system consulting, database administration); product development (modelling or simulation of complex projects, mathematization of problems, optimization of production processes); management (planning, warehousing, quality assurance, market research, business consulting and business statistics).

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