International Direct - Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Program Description

International direct admission is for international students with advanced English-language skills. It focuses on academic, cultural, and professional growth so students can excel in school—and prepare for a successful future.

International direct students receive:

• Exclusive and rigorous academic coursework
• Priority access to in-demand courses that fit their interests
• Guidance from academic advisors and mentors
• Career development and networking opportunities
• Intensive classes with domestic students

The University of Massachusetts Boston offers undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics. The current major consists of a sequence of lower-level courses that lay the foundation in algebra and analysis. They are followed by a judicious spread of required upper-level courses and then the major is topped off with the student choosing four electives at the upper-division level. The mathematics major also needs to take two Physics courses and a course in introductory computer programming. Popular double majors for students with interests both in mathematics and in other fields include Mathematics/Computer Science and Mathematics/Physics. A degree in mathematics provides students with strong portable skills that will give them a competitive edge in virtually any career.

Upon graduation, students will be able to:

• Exhibit sound understanding of what is asked, claimed, assumed, or conjectured.
• Make clear and precise definitions and establishing consistent notation.
• Present a logical, consistent flow of ideas in developing a proof or constructing an example.
• Handle abstraction effectively.
• Ensure completeness in argumentation, analysis, and classification.
• Show an appreciation for and basic familiarity with major mathematical structures and concepts and their uses, e.g. vector spaces, linear and non-linear maps, groups, rings, fields, topologies, continuity, completeness, convergence, limits, sets and cardinals, logic, probabilities, independence, laws of large numbers, regression, approximation, numerics, dimension, measure, calculus and differential equations, curves and surfaces, etc.