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The purpose of the postgraduate programme in Mathematics is to consolidate the Mathematical knowledge obtained in the Bachelor's course and of specialising and doing research in select branches of Mathematics. The Course shall be offered in areas of study in which the Faculty can offer expert guidance and supervision and subject to the availability of resources as determined by the Department of Mathematics. You are required to write a dissertation based on work of an advanced or original nature that you will perform during the Course and the presentation of your findings and conclusions in a scholarly manner.
The research areas offered by the department may be accessed here.
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Taught ComponentElective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose TWO study-units to the value of 30 credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year. | |||||
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MAT5210 | Combinatorial Set Theory | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5213 | General Topology | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5313 | C* - Algebras: General Theory | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5413 | Algebraic Graph Theory: Graphs, Groups and Reconstruction | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5414 | Spectral Graph Theory | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5417 | Selected Topics in Graph Theory | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5615 | General Relativity | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5616 | Partial Differential Equations - A Functional Analysis Approach | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5713 | Finite Element Analysis | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT5715 | Inverse Problems and Applications to Medical Imaging | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
Other study units may be chosen instead of ONE M.Sc. study unit (15 ECTS), as approved and directed by the Board of Studies and upon the recommendation of the principal supervisor.   | |||||
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Research ComponentCompulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MAT5000* | Dissertation in Mathematics | 60 ECTS   |   | ||
* Work on the dissertation is expected to start in Semester 2 of academic year 2024/25 (February 2025) and continue up to the end of Summer Semester of academic year 2024/25 (September 2025).   |
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Master of Science - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Science.