Graduate Course Work
Required Courses (18 hours)
- MATH 509 Logic and Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers (cornerstone course taken first)
- MATH 510 Number-theoretic and Discrete Structures
- MATH 523 Geometric and Algebraic Structures
- MATH 584 Technology and Communication in Mathematics Education (capstone course normally taken in final semester)
- EDFR 501 Education Research
- EDCI 586 or EDCI 589 Curriculum and Instruction Methods Course
Elective Courses (15 hours)
Elective course work is selected from approved course in mathematics,
education, computer science, and/or physical science. At least
nine hours of electives must be titled MATH.
The following are strongly recommended electives:
- MATH 511 Calculus and Analytic Structures
- MATH 573 Topics in the History of Mathematics
The following are recommended electives:
- MATH 512 Probability and Statistics
- MATH 570 Mathematics Modeling: An Experimental Approach for Teachers
Other approved electives include those in the following list. This list may not be comprehensive:
Mathematics
- MATH: 405,461,530,531,535,540,557,558,588,589,590
Computer Science
- CMPS: 402,406,410,412,416,418
Physical Science
- PHSC: 471,472,473,474
Education
- EDCI: 580
- EDFR: 503,513
- EDTL: 501,503,505,507,511
MASTER'S COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
During the final semester or session, candidates
for the M.S. degree must take a comprehensive examination; an oral examination
may also be required at the option of the student's committee if the student's
performance on the written examination is less than satisfactory. A candidate
must be registered in the University for the semester or session in which the
comprehensive examination is taken and must register for Mathematics 595. A
candidate who fails the examination may retake the examination at the next or a
later regular administration of the examination. No special examination will be
given. No candidate will be permitted a third examination