Program Overview

Mathematics Ph.D.

Program Overview

The University of North Texas offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, which is awarded for superior accomplishment, the attainment of a high level of scholarship, and the demonstrated ability, through independent study and research, to carry out an original investigation and present the results of such investigation.

Program Details

• Program Type: Doctoral Degree
• Major: Mathematics
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4-6 years
• Credit Hours: 72 (with Bachelor's), 54 (with Master's)

Program Description

The Department of Mathematics at the University of North Texas provides a collaborative, open, and academically stimulating climate for graduate study. The Ph.D. degree allows you to develop competence in several major areas of mathematics and prepares you for intensive study and research in a specialized area.

Marketable Skills

• Independent research ability
• Research writing
• Research presentation
• Computer literacy in LaTeX
• Pedagogical practices

Program Highlights

• Research projects and programs are routinely supported by federal and private grants.
• UNT provides a wide variety of services exclusively to graduate students, including the Graduate Writing Support Center and the Office of Research Consulting.
• The Toulouse Graduate School offers several professional development workshops, including Thesis and Dissertation Boot Camps.
• Students have access to the mathematics library, which contains more than 500 mathematics journal subscriptions, most of which are available electronically.
• Almost all full-time graduate students are supported as teaching fellows or assistants.

Career Outlook

The combination of high-quality mathematical training, expansive instructional training, and practical teaching opportunities will give you a competitive edge in the marketplace. Our students obtain math-related employment in academic and non-academic settings.

Sample Courses

• Millican Colloquium (3 hrs)
• Functional Analysis (3 hrs)
• Differential Equations (3 hrs)
• Logic and Dynamics Seminar (3 hrs)
• Topics in Ergodic Theory (3 hrs)
• Infinite Processes (3 hrs)