General Requirements for the Degree
Credit Hours
A minimum of thirty six (36) semester hours is required. At least twenty four (24) must be in mathematics at the 5000 level.
Core Courses
Zero (0) to nine (9) hours depending on whether these courses were taken at the undergraduate level:
- Introduction to Analysis II (MATH 4510 at UTC or equivalent)
- Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory (MATH 4200 at UTC or equivalent)
- Complex Analysis Math (MATH 4570 at UTC or equivalent)
Area of Application or Internship
Students may complete a minimum of six (6) credit hours in an area of application or an internship. The student and his or her graduate program committee will jointly decide upon the area of application or internship, and must be approved by the Graduate Coordinating Committee. It should be consonant with the chosen concentration. An oral presentation and a written report on the internship or area of application are required. Typically, students choosing an area of application will complete coursework in another department or college such as Business, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or Biology. In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of this program, if a student chooses an area of application, the Graduate Coordinating Committee will ask that a representative from the outside area be added as an additional member of the student’s graduate program committee. Students choosing the internship option will usually collaborate with a local business. Options include businesses in the health insurance field, industrial and manufacturing industries, engineering firms, etc.
Electives
Students must complete additional elective hours as needed to complete the degree. Any of the courses listed under the concentrations may serve as electives. In addition, a special project (0-3 hours) or a thesis (6 hours) may be chosen to fulfill part of these elective hours. Prior to enrolling in MATH 5910 (Special Project in Mathematics), MATH 5998 (Research), or MATH 5999 (Thesis), a student choosing to do a project or thesis must have the topic approved by his or her graduate program committee and the Graduate Coordinating Committee, and must submit the committee form to the Graduate School for final approval.
Concentration requirements
Twelve (12) hours
In order to ensure that students choosing the Education concentration have a broad mathematics background, they must complete at least one course selected from a required sequence in each of the other three concentrations (9 hours total), plus a second course (3 hours) to complete one of those sequences.
In addition, students must complete 12 hours of Education courses; two of these courses (6 hours) count as the Area of Application described below. If not already taken, it is strongly recommended that these twelve hours be chosen from the following list of courses, since these are required for teacher licensure in Tennessee:
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