Programme Name: Master of Science (Mathematics)
| Entry Requirement | Programme Objectives | Programme Learning Outcomes | Classification of Subjects | Programme Structure | Mapping | Career Prospects
This is a 3-semester full-time course comprising a total of 42 credits that include 2 mathematics core subjects (6 credits), 3 elective mathematics subjects (9 credits), Research Methodology (3 credits), university subject (3 credits) and Dissertation (21 credits). Specialised topics for the dissertation can be selected from any of the five areas of research in the mathematical sciences, described in the M.Sc and Ph.D by Research programmes. Typical distribution of subjects beginning in Semester 1, are as follows:
Semester 1
| Subject Code | Subjects | Credit |
| MSCM1043 | Mathematical Methods I | 3 |
| MSCM1XY3 | Elective mathematics subject | 3 |
| MSCM1XY3 | Elective mathematics subject | 3 |
| Uxxx 6XY3 | University compulsory subject | 3 |
| Total credits | 12 |
Semester 2
| Subject Code | Subjects | Credit |
| MSCM1053 | Computational Mathematics | 3 |
| MSCM1XY3 | Elective mathematics subject | 3 |
| MSCM1033 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| Total credits | 9 |
Semester 3
| Subject Code | Subjects | Credit |
| MSCMXYZ0 | Dissertation | 21 |
| Total credits | 21 |
X – year of study ;
Y – 1st or 2nd semester;
Z – 8 if full time, 9 if part time;
Elective subjects
| Subject Code | Subjects | Credits |
| MSCM 1113 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics | 3 |
| MSCM 1123 | Theoretical Mechanics | 3 |
| MSCM 1133 | Solitons & Nonlinear Waves | 3 |
| MSCM 1143 | Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MSCM 1153 | Applied and Computational Complex Analysis | 3 |
| MSCM 1163 | Mathematical Methods II | 3 |
| MSCM 1173 | Partial Differential Equations | 3 |
| MSCM 1213 | Group Theory I | 3 |
| MSCM 1223 | Galois Theory | 3 |
| MSCM 1233 | Mathematical Analysis | 3 |
| MSCM 1253 | Theory of Matrices | 3 |
| MSCM 1263 | Point Set Topology | 3 |
| MSCM 1273 | Group Theory II | 3 |
| MSCM 1313 | Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
| MSCM 1323 | Finite Difference Methods for Partial Differential Equations | 3 |
| MSCM 1393 | Numerical Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MSCM 1333 | Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| MSCM 1353 | Parallel Computing | 3 |
| MSCM 1363 | Numerical Integral Equation | 3 |
| MSCM 1413 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| MSCM 1423 | Probability Theory | 3 |
| MSCM 1433 | Stochastic Processes | 3 |
| MSCM 1453 | Generalized Linear Models | 3 |
| MSCM 1463 | Time Series | 3 |
| MSCM 1473 | Multivariate Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| MSCM 1613 | Advanced Optimization Techniques | 3 |
| MSCM 1623 | Mathematics of Operations Research | 3 |
| MSCM 1633 | Game Theory | 3 |
| MSCM 1643 | Recognized Heuristic Optimization Methods | 3 |
| MSCM 1663 | Supply Chain Modelling | 3 |
Please refer to Appendix C for the synopsis of each subject.