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PhD Mathematics at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Mathematics is designed to prepare students for industrial employment and for college and university teaching and research. An optional Mathematical Biology concentration emphasizes applications of mathematics to ecology and the biological sciences.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Department of Mathematics  |  Duration: Minimum 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's or 48 beyond the master's; requirements must be completed by the start of the seventh year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Students pass diagnostic examinations in advanced calculus and linear algebra, pass written examinations based on two year-long course sequences (algebra, analysis, computational and applied mathematics, differential equations, stochastics, or topology-geometry), take research seminars, pass a specialization examination, complete additional 500-600 level courses including a 600-level sequence outside the specialization, and complete 24 hours of MATH 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation with an oral defense.

Career pathways

Industrial employment and college and university teaching and research.

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Application information

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.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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