Applied Mathematics Degree

Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.

Requirements (48 units)

Core Courses (27 units)1

Course Title
4 mathematics courses
4 units of basic science: 2
General Physics
and General Physics
2 units chosen from McCormick-approved basic science courses
4 engineering analysis and computer proficiency courses
3 design and communication courses
7 social sciences/humanities courses
5 unrestricted electives

 Major Program (21 units)

Course Title
5 units of basic technical coursework
COMP_SCI 150-0Fundamentals of Computer Programming 1.5
or COMP_SCI 211-0 Fundamentals of Computer Programming II
Plus 4 courses from at least 3 different McCormick departments, Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science (at 200-level or above)
7 units of engineering sciences and applied mathematics coursework
Complex Variables
Complex Analysis
Advanced Methods for Differential Equations
Applied Dynamical Systems
Applied Linear Algebra
Linear Algebra: Second Course
Modeling and Computation in Science & Engineering
Models in Applied Mathematics
1 additional unit of any 300- or 400-level ES_APPM course
1 unit of probability and statistics coursework chosen from the options below 3,4
Statistics and Data Science
Statistics
Probabilistic Systems
Probability
Probability and Stochastic Processes
Probability and Stochastic Processes
Probability and Stochastic Processes
1 additional unit of probability and statistics coursework chosen from the options above or 1 course chosen from the options below
Operations Research
Foundations of Optimization
1 unit of mathematical modeling coursework chosen from the options below
Introduction to Computational Neuroscience
Quantitative Biology I: Experiments, Data, Models, and Analysis
Special Topics
Projects
Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics
ES_APPM 395-0, ES_APPM 399-0, ES_APPM 495-0 , or other modeling course subject to department pre-approval
4 courses in engineering or the sciences at the 300 level or higher leading to an approved concentration 3,4
2 technical electives at the 300 level or higher in engineering, science, or mathematics 3,4
1

See general requirements for details. 

2

PHYSICS 125-2 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-3 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-2 General PhysicsPHYSICS 125-3 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-3 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-3 General Physics. Associated labs are PHYSICS 126-2 Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-2 General Physics Laboratory and PHYSICS 126-3 Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-3 General Physics Laboratory.

3

Only 1 unit of ES_APPM 405-1 or IEMS 303-0 can be used for the probability and statistics requirement.

4

Only one of the courses IEMS 302, Math 310-1 and ELEC_ENG 302 can be taken for credit.