Mathematics and Applications

duration: 4 semesters
120 ECTS (6 mandatory and 66 optative in UCS; )
data de acreditação: 22/12/2015
prazo de acreditação(anos): 6
Establishment/DGES Codes: 0602/9437

Introduction

This Master's Degree is aimed at professionals and researchers from several fields who wish to acquire, or deepen, knowledge in theoretical and applied Mathematics with an emphasis on Algebra, Analysis and Statistics.

This master's degree is the only one in the area of ​​Mathematics offered in the Alentejo and Algarve regions, providing advanced training in a fundamental scientific field to these regions of the South of the country, thus contributing to its balanced development.

Its main objectives are:

- Provide a solid training in Mathematics (with a strong application component), necessary for the performance of a professional activity, possibly integrated in multidisciplinary teams, or to continue studies.

- Allow professionals and/or researchers to deepen their Mathematical and/or Statistical knowledge for use in their professional or scientific life.

-Provide, according to the chosen training profile, an in-depth knowledge of parts of advanced Mathematical theory and/or Statistical methods and techniques appropriate for solving real problems.

- Open research perspectives in different areas of Mathematics.

- Promote employability, entrepreneurship, innovation and training in Mathematics.

Professional Careers

This Master degree is designed to provide a good guarantee of several career opportunities, as well as to promote cultural, scientific and technical exchanges with similar national and foreign institutions and to promote the mobility of students and graduates. 

There is a wide range of career opportunities for graduates and masters in Mathematics. Specifically in finance, insurance, banking, consulting, computing, research and teaching. The employability rate in math courses is around 99%.

Associate Director(s)

Fátima Maria Filipe Pereira
Paulo Manuel de Barros Correia

Plan of Studies

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