Annual Report 2005 - Fields Institute - University of Toronto

and graduate students are involved in the National Centre
of Excellence project entitled “The Mathematics of Information
Technology and Complex Systems” (MITACS).
The department is equally proud of its thriving graduate
program. In addition to the regular MA and PhD degree
programs, the department offers a long-standing MA
Program for Teachers, which is designed to enhance the
breadth of knowledge of high school mathematics teachers
and their effectiveness in the classroom. An MSc program
in Industrial and Applied Mathematics was begun in 2002.
The department also offers a Graduate Diploma in Financial
Engineering, in collaboration with the Schulich School
of Business. This diploma program provides the training
in finance, mathematics, and computer science which is
necessary to understand, design and value new financial
instruments.
York also has active mathematical sciences researchers in
many other departments, including Computer Science and
Engineering, Analytic Studies and Information Technology,
Schulich School of Business, Administrative Studies, and
Biology.
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