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Mathematics

Program Overview

The Department of Mathematics offers opportunities for research—leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees—in the fields of pure mathematics and applied mathematics. Faculty areas of research include, but are not limited to, real and complex analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, harmonic analysis, nonlinear analysis, several complex variables, functional analysis, operator theory, C*-algebras, ergodic theory, group theory, analytic and algebraic number theory, Lie groups and Lie algebras, automorphic forms, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, singularity theory, differential geometry, symplectic geometry, classical synthetic geometry, algebraic topology, set theory, set-theoretic topology, mathematical physics, fluid mechanics, probability (in co-operation with the Department of Statistics), combinatorics, optimization, control theory, dynamical systems, computer algebra, cryptography, and mathematical finance.

Quick Facts

Domestic International
Application deadline MSc, PhD:

Fall 2025 entry

13-Dec-2024

MSc, PhD:

Fall 2025 entry

13-Dec-2024

Minimum admission average MSc:

a final-year average of at least mid-B

PhD:

B+

Direct-entry PhD: GPA of 3.7

MSc:

a final-year average of at least mid-B

PhD:

B+

Direct-entry PhD: GPA of 3.7

Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? PhD:

Yes

PhD:

Yes

Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? MSc, PhD:

After

MSc, PhD:

After

If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? MSc, PhD:

No

MSc, PhD:

No

Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? MSc, PhD:

Applicant

MSc, PhD:

Applicant

Are any standardized tests required/recommended? MSc, PhD:

N/A

MSc, PhD:

N/A