Arizona State University    Tempe,   AZ

Master of Natural Science -- Scientific Computing

The Masters of Natural Science is an established interdisciplinary degree offered by the Department of Mathematics. It is currently being evaluated to refocus on scientific computing and visualization (e.g. in the aerospace industry and in national labs.)

For detailed information see the program's own webpage at http://math.la.asu.edu

  Students take classes in computational and applied mathematics and, in addition, 12 credit hours of graduate level courses in engineering. Typically, students take classes in computer science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering.

  The program has existed since 1980. The program will be refocused to offer the student more guidance and coherence and a professional orientation towards careers in the high tech industry and research labs. Internships at local industry are planned.

  Since 1996, 2 or 3 students have graduated from this program each year.

------ Number of Graduates in Recent Years ------

96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01
3 2 2
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------ Credit hours required for degree ------

Total Math Other Thesis Project Internship
36 24 12 no no no
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Interested persons should see the following web sites: http://math.la.asu.edu

or contact Dieter Armbuster, Associate Chair at grad@math.la.asu.edu

Other professional master degrees offered at Arizona State University:

Master of Natural Science witih High School Certification

Master of Science in Statistics