MSc Mathematics and Business Mathematics at Ilmenau University of Technology

Consecutive programme building on the Bachelor's in Mathematics, also open to Bachelor's graduates of mathematics teacher-training programmes or of other six-semester programmes with sufficient mathematical training. Three study focuses are available: mathematics alone, mathematics with an application subject, or business mathematics with economics content. It aims at deeper mathematical knowledge for independent research and leads early to current research topics.

Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credit points  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester (1 October) and summer semester (1 April)  |  Location: Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory area (functional analysis), mathematical elective areas including mathematical seminars, non-mathematical elective areas (optionally with an application subject: biomedical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, mechanical engineering, physics or economics), the master's thesis and colloquium.

Career pathways

Fields include high-technology and economic research, finance (banks and insurance companies), management, the IT sector, and biotechnology and medical research.

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