Mathematics - Master Programme

The Master's programme has two specialisations - mathematics and numerical analysis. Both specialisations have a flexible structure with the possibility of individual adaptation and offer a wide range of courses that give you both advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills. You can choose different areas where you learn to work with purely mathematical problems or with mathematical problem solving in application areas relevant to industry and administration.

The Master's programme is closely connected to reasearch. All teachers involved in the programme are researchers, and the proportion of teacher-led time is high. The research at the Center for Mathematical Sciences covers a wide range from interdisciplinary theoretical mathematics to specific applications. The interdisciplinary research is conducted in partial differential equations, complex analysis, harmonic analysis, operator theory, differential geometry, Lie algebra theory, representation theory and optimisation. Some of the applied research areas concern the design and analysis of numerical methods and include creating new algorithms for simulations of air currents in climate modeling or aircraft design and proving their properties. Other examples are mathematical analysis of water waves using differential equations and mathematical analysis of uncertainty principles and how to divide complicated functions into simpler building blocks, with applications in e.g. signal processing. Throughout the education, great emphasis is placed on problem identification, problem analysis and problem solving. You practice both oral and written communication, gain good experience of working in groups and learn practical tools of importance for professional mathematicians.

The two specialisations are not advertised separately, you choose the specialisation through your choice of courses within the programme. The teaching is in English.

Program structure

You choose the first semester's courses at a introductory meeting. All students are offered study during the programme to make the most appropriate choice of courses before each semester. The choice of courses depends to a large extent on which courses you have read before the master's studies and which future plans you have. If you are planning postgraduate studies in mathematics, you can choose 90 higher education credits in advanced courses in mathematics to immerse yourself in the subject. If you are instead interested in applications and plan to work with applied mathematics directly after graduation, you can choose up to 30 higher education credits in another subject that is relevant to the applications, for example economics or physics. During the second year of study, you continue to build your skills based on your subjects of interest. The degree project is 30 higher education credits and consists of an independent minor research or development project based on current research. It can either be connected to ongoing projects at the department or at companies or other departments within or outside the university.

Career opportunities

After graduation, there are several different career paths depending on which subject profile you have chosen. The Master's programme gives you a solid ground for postgraduate education in mathematics, but you can also choose a career path outside the academy and then find attractive jobs in areas where there is a need to solve mathematical problems both in industry and in public administration and other organisations.