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MA Mathematics at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

At this time, the MA in Mathematics is a simultaneous degree program only offered to students currently enrolled in a doctoral program at UC Berkeley. The doctoral student must be in good standing in their program and have a faculty adviser in the Mathematics Department who is supportive of the addition of the MA in Mathematics and agrees to supervise the MA work. Current doctoral students must apply during the regular admissions cycle for consideration for fall admission.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: Mathematics  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Unit Requirements Plan I requires at least 20 semester units of upper division and graduate courses and a thesis. At least 8 of these units must be in graduate courses (200 series). These 8 units are normally taken in the Department of Mathematics at Berkeley.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Academia & Education, Engineering & Computer Science.

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Entry requirements

Undergraduate students also often take one or more of the following introductory Mathematics graduate courses: Course List Code Title Units MATH 202A Introduction to Topology and Analysis 4 MATH 202B Introduction to Topology and Analysis 4 MATH 214 Differential Topology 4 MATH 225A Metamathematics 4 MATH 225B Metamathematics 4 MATH 228A Numerical Solution of Differential Equations 4 MATH 228B Numerical Solution of Differential Equations 4 MATH 250A Groups, Rings, and Fields 4 MATH 250B Commutative Algebra 4 The Math Department admits new graduate students to the fall semester only. The Graduate Division's Online Application will be available in early September at: http://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/index.shtml. Please read the information on Graduate Division requirements and information required to complete the application. Copies of official or unofficial transcripts may be uploaded to your application. Please do not mail original transcripts for the review process. We require three letters of recommendation, which should be submitted online. Please do not mail letters of

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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