The Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Arkansas is set to admit
students into a new Master of Science Degree program in Applied Mathematics
beginning fall 2006.The new graduate program is built on the success of the applied mathematics track of the
existing B.S. program in mathematics. The focus of this new program is to train students
in the process of mathematical modeling, so that the graduates can better serve both
business and government in the state of Arkansas. By applying mathematical modeling
within business, engineering, planning and other areas, significant problems can be
studied using analytic and numerical methods.
The new program has both thesis and non-thesis options. The thesis option requires 30
graduate credit hours of course work with six credit hours of research. The non-thesis
option requires at least 33 graduate credit hours and the successful completion of
comprehensive examinations.
Graduate teaching assistantships with stipends and tuition scholarships are available
during the academic year. Two new faculty members have been hired with expertise
consistent with the goals of the new program, and several tenured faculty members have
experience working with students on research problems in mathematical modeling,
differential equations and symmetry analysis.
In addition to the new M.S. program in Applied Mathematics, the Department of
Mathematics has a M.A. program in Mathematics Education, a B.S program in
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, a B.A. program in Mathematics, and a B.S.E
program in Mathematics Education.
For more information on this new program or any other program in the Department of
Mathematics, please call 501-450-3147 or visit http://www.uca.edu/divisions/academic/math.
