MSc Mathematics at University of Göttingen

Programme overview

Better preparded for research and the economy! This research-oriented degree programme offers numerous options for individual specialisation. With excellent capacity for analytical thought, graduates of Göttingen have been in high demand in various areas of research and the economy for years.

Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught and English-taught (English (some elective courses in German)) | Intake: Winter and summer semester | Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Up to 12 C may be selected from the minor subject Physics and be counted toward the subject area of Mathematics. Freely selectable from SP1 (Analysis, Geometry, Topology), SP3 (Numerical and Applied Mathematics) and SP4 (Mathematical Stochastics).

Career pathways

Graduates who have succesfully completed the Master's programme have very good career opportunities in banks, insurance companies, consulting firms and commercial enterprises, in research and development departments of larger firms, in the consulting and sales departments of firms of the technical branch as well as in the data processing and advertising sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics or related subject with a total of at least 180 ECTS credits. Eligibility: at least 90 ECTS in mathematics, including: at least 16 ECTS in real analysis (differentiation and integration). at least 16 ECTS in analytical geometry and linear algebra. a total of at least 8 ECTS in the following topics: analysis on manifolds functional analysis complex analysis advanced algebra (group-,ring-, field theory, galois theory). at least 8 ECTS in measure and probability theory. at least 8 ECTS in numerical mathematics. further 34 ECTS in mathematics at a level exceeding the above mentioned courses. Language requirements: English proficiency at level C1 or higher (e.g. IELTS Band 7,0 or iBT TOEFL 94), alternatively German proficiency at level C1 or higher (e.g. German Abitur certificate). Details and next steps.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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