Master of Science (Mathematics)

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Program Info (  Eligibility Criteria  )

Program Mission:
The Master of Science (Mathematics) program at FAST-NUCES in committed to provide an excellent major for students, whose career goals are teaching, immediate entry into allied arenas or pursuit of a higher research degree in mathematics. This program will enable students to develop quantitative and abst5ract reasoning by using mathematics as an analytical tool. In fulfilling this mission, the department has created an environment for quality instruction to all students in Mathematics courses and nurturing a pleasant and constructive faculty student interface.

Career Opportunities:
  • To integrate relevant knowledge and pose new questions across a range of pure and applied mathematics.
  • To provide a background of mathematics for research and development.
  • To learn novel mathematical concepts, methods and tools for application in the applied fields.
  • To construct, analyse and interpret mathematical models for real-life problems, drawing from a wide range of areas of mathematics.
  • To bridge the gap for mathematicians between financial academic institutions.
Award of Degree:

For the award of Master of Science (Mathematic) degree, a student must have:

  • Passed courses totaling at least 31 credit hours, including four core courses.
  • Obtained a CGPA of at least 2.50
Tentative Study Plan
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 1
1 Core Course-I 3+0
2 Core Course-II 3+0
3 Elective-I 3+0
4 Elective-II 3+0
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 2
1 Core Course-III 3+0
2 Core Course-IV 3+0
3 Elective-III 3+0
4 Elective-IV 3+0
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 3
1 SS5001 Research Methodology 3+0
2 MT5091 MS Thesis-I 0+3
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 4
1 MT5092 MS Thesis-II 0+3

Note 1: Registration in “MS Thesis - I/Project-I/Practicum-I” is allowed provided the student has:

  • Earned at least 15 credits
  • Passed the “Research Methodology” course AND
  • CGPA is equal to or more than 2.50

Note 2: A student has the option to pursue MS either by undertaking a 6 credit hour MS Thesis, or by taking a 3 credit-hour research Survey Plus one taught course.

Core Courses
  • MT 5001  Research Methodology
  • MT 5002  Advance Algebra
  • MT 5003  Advance Functional Analysis
  • MT 5004  Adv. Num. Solutions of ODEs
  • MT 5005  Numerical Solutions of PDEs
  • MT 5006  Advanced Riemannian Geometry
  • MT 5007  Advance Number Theory
  • MT 5008  Advance Mathematical Statistics
  • MT 5009  Advance Topics in Real & Complex Analysis
  • MT 5010  Advance Integral equations