Graduate Programs
Master’s Degrees
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers the following Master’s degrees:
- MS Mathematics, Concentration in Education
- MS Mathematics, Concentration in Pure & Applied Math
- MS Statistics
- MA Teaching Middle Grades Math
- 5-year combined BS Mathematics - MS Statistics Program. Download Application: Application for Combined BS MS in Statistics.pdf
- 5-year combined BS-MS Mathematics, Concentration in Statistics. Download Application: Application for Combined BS MS in Statistics.pdf
- 5-year combined BS-MAT Mathematics, Teacher Certification
- Teaching, with Teacher Certification in Physical Science (Preschool-Grade 12) (M.A.T.)
These degrees provide students with the advanced material needed for positions of leadership in business, industry and government, as well as for teaching at the high school and community college level. The concentration in mathematics education will upgrade the skills of teachers and offers a special combination of courses in mathematics, mathematics education and the use of technology in mathematics education.
Comprehensive Exam or Thesis
Guide to choosing your graduate culminating activity. Comps_Thesis.pdf.
Course Availability
View the Fall 2011 - Spring 2015 Projected Graduate Course Offerings in Pure and Applied Mathematics
Advising:
Please contact the following faculty members for advising:
Dr. William Parzynski (Math)
Dr. Helen M. Roberts (Middle Grades Programs)
Doctoral Degree
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers the following doctoral degree:
The program provides candidates with opportunities to obtain expertise in the teaching of mathematics, educational leadership and curriculum development and modification and to conduct research in mathematics education. It recognizes the influence that teacher leaders have in renewing and strengthening our nation's educational system and the critical importance of strong education programs in our nation's quest for improving our social and political democracy while maintaining its technological superiority.
Please contact Dr. Mika Munakata for advising.
Other programs
The Mathematics Department also offers the following programs:
- Instructional Teaching Certification, Elementary Math
- Instructional Teaching Certification, Mathematics
- Instructional Teacher Certification, Physical Science
- Teaching Middle Grades Math Certificate Program
Please contact the following faculty members for advising in these other programs:
Dr. William Parzynski (Math)
Dr. Dean Hamden (Physical Science)
Dr. Helen M. Roberts (Middle Grades Programs)
Scholarships
For graduate scholarship opportunities in the Mathematical Sciences department visit: http://www.montclair.edu/csam/scholarships/#math_grad