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Nov 21, 2024
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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Computational and Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.
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The Ph.D. program in computational and applied mathematics focuses on applied mathematics, numerical analysis, and scientific computation. The program is designed to prepare future researchers and scientists for positions in industry and national laboratories, as well as in academia.
Financial aid is available for Ph.D. students in the form of teaching assistantships, which include the waiver of tuition and fees.
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Degree Requirements
Course requirements for the Ph.D. include those of the M.S. in computational and applied mathematics plus an additional 18 credit hours (totaling 51 credit hours of approved graduate coursework), as well as 6 hours of dissertation credit. One year in full-time residence on the SMU campus or at a research facility approved by the departmental faculty and the dean of graduate studies is also required.
Students will be awarded the M.S. degree en route to the Ph.D. after having completed all requirements for the M.S. in computational and applied mathematics. Students advance to candidacy upon successfully completing all coursework and the Ph.D. qualifying examination—a written examination and oral presentation of a paper based on individualized concentration courses in computational and applied mathematics. Students must prepare a dissertation proposal, to be approved by a faculty committee, prior to beginning work on the dissertation. Successful oral defense of the dissertation before a faculty committee is required for completion of the Ph.D.
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