Program Overview
This Mathematics master's program prepares you for research careers in academia, industry, or national labs. You'll master analysis and either abstract algebra or computational mathematics foundations. Collaborate with notable faculty and experts, and benefit from a welcoming and supportive environment for teaching and research. Graduates are highly sought after for careers such as university faculty, data scientists, and industry mathematicians.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Prepare for a professional career in academic research, college and university teaching, industry, or national laboratories when you join one of the premier centers in the Southeast for research in mathematics. Our research impacts other disciplines and the real world. In addition to working alongside mathematicians with national and international reputations, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with experts from a variety of other fields. Your participation in exciting research will ultimately help formulate and achieve your career goals.
Program Highlights:
- Holistic Preparation: Make research your priority while also preparing yourself to teach and be an academic citizen.
- Notable Programs: Be a strong candidate for graduate schools and careers in a variety of different fields when you complete this master's degree.
- Supportive Environment: Become a part of a friendly, cooperative and welcoming place in USC's Department of Mathematics.
- In-Demand Skills: Teach in a peer mentoring program for graduate student instructors, and work as an instructor for undergraduate courses.
What You’ll Study:
Demonstrate mastery of the core mathematical areas of analysis and either abstract algebra or foundations of computational mathematics. Write convincing mathematics using contemporary presentation standards. Demonstrate proficient teaching in a variety of settings, and communicate sophisticated mathematics at the level of a professional mathematician.
Careers:
- Potential Careers: University Faculty Member, Research Analyst, Data Scientist, Industry Mathematician, Aerospace Engineer, Computer Scientist
- Workplace Settings: Education, Public Sector, Private Sector, Aerospace Industry
Other:
- Building Skills: Coding, Data Simulation, Innovation, Problem Solving, Research, Teaching
- Using your degree: Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
