MSc. in Mathematical modelling

Programme Type : Post Graduate Programme Duration : 24 Months Academic Unit : College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Programme Descriptions

For a candidate to be awarded a M.Sc. in Mathematical Modelling, he/she must earn a minimum of 180 credits of which a minimum of 120 credits are from coursework and 60 credits from the dissertation.

Course work runs for two semesters in first year and dissertation follows in second year of study. A minimum of 5 courses is taught each semester and each course carries 12 credits. A student must do a minimum of 5 courses (60 credits) per semester. Out of the minimum of 120 credits, 84 credits will be from the core courses and a minimum of 36 credits from the elective courses. The courses in this programme are:

 Code

Course Title

Core/ Elective

Credit

First Year: Semester I

MT 663

Ordinary Differential Equations

Core

12

MT 602

Numerical Analysis

Core

12

MT 619

Applied Functional Analysis

Core

12

MT 641

Advanced Mathematical Statistics

Core

12

 

Elective

 

12

Total Credits: First Year, Semester I

60

 

 

 

 

First Year: Semester II

   

MT 604

Optimization Methods of Operations Research

Core

12

MT 631

Stochastic Differential Equations

Core

12

MT 683

Partial Differential Equations

Core

12

 

Elective

Core

12

 

Elective

Core

12

 

Total Credits  Year 1 Semester 1I

 

60

         

 

Students to choose minimum of three optional courses from the following courses

Code

Course Title

 

Core/
Elective

Semester

Credits

MT 602

Numerical Analysis

 

Elective

I

12

MT 608

Algebraic Geometry

 

Elective

II

12

MT 612

Galois Theory

 

Elective

II

12

MT 610

Complex Analysis

 

Elective

II

12

MT 616

Computational Algebra

 

Elective

I

12

MT 617

Algebraic Topology

 

Elective

II

12

MT 618

Combinatorics

 

Elective

I

12

MT 625

Logic and Set Theory

 

Elective

I

12

MT632

Algebra: Group and Ring theories

 

Elective

II

12

MT 647

Fourier Analysis

 

Elective

I

12

MT 649

Number Theory and Cryptography

 

Elective

I

12

MT 659

Measure Theory and Integration

 

Elective

II

12

MT 660

Computer Programming

 

Elective

I

12

MT 664

Graph Theory

 

Elective

I

12

MT 665

Mathematical Packages for Scientific Computations

 

Elective

II

12

MT 683

Partial Differential Equations

 

Elective

II

12