The department of mathematics and statistics offers programs leading to the M.S. in applied mathematics, either with or without a thesis, the master of science for teachers degree, and the Ph.D. in Mathematics. The M.S. in applied mathematics can be pursued with either a mathematics or a statistics emphasis, while the Ph.D. in mathematics can be pursued with an emphasis in mathematics, computational and applied mathematics, or statistics. The M.S. is recommended, but not required, as a prerequisite for the Ph.D. If you intend to pursue the doctorate without obtaining a master's degree, during the first two academic years you are required to obtain at least 32 hours of graduate credit, with emphasis placed on subject areas that will provide you with a solid foundation in mathematics and/or statistics relevant to your chosen emphasis area. Specifically, these hours should be selected so that you will have obtained an introduction to (a) modern algebra, analysis, statistics and topology if selecting the mathematics emphasis, (b) real analysis, differential equations, partial differential equations, statistics as well as either complex analysis or modern algebra if choosing the computational and applied mathematics emphasis, and (c) linear algebra, probability, and statistical inference, if choosing the statistics emphasis.
The mathematics and statistics department also offers graduate certificates in actuarial science, statistical methods in psychology, and statistics.
Fellowships and graduate assistantships are available to qualified applicants. Detailed information about these opportunities may be obtained from the department chair or the director of graduate studies. Additional information is available electronically at: http://math.mst.edu/.
The department faculty and graduate students, along with graduate instruction and research activities, are housed in the Rolla Building. The Rolla Building, erected 1871, was the original home of the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.