2001-2003 Graduate Catalog - Texas Southern University: ::em.tsu ...

ES 925 RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION (3-12) Supervised research and dissertation preparation.ES 926 INTERNSHIP (6) Supervised student participation in an assigned internship to gain practical knowledge and experiencein environmental toxicological work.Through a cooperative program with the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, students in the environmentaltoxicology program may register for approved courses at the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center.…………………………………………………………….Mathematics…………………………………………………………….The Department of Mathematics offers courses leading to the Master of Science degree in Mathematics: (1) Academic orProfessional Program (for two-year college teaching, careers in industry or government, or preparation for doctoral study)and (2) Secondary Teaching Program.AIMS AND OBJECTIVESThe Department of Mathematics considers three factors in planning its program: (1) the mathematics activities in the academicmainstream of the United States: (2) the philosophy, aims and objectives of the University; and the past experiencesof the students enrolled. In its graduate program, the Department seeks to accomplish the following objectives:1 . To provide mathematical training for elementary and secondary teachers, particularly those in urban schools.2. To provide mathematical training for personnel in industry, government, and institutions of higher learning where highermathematics is needed.3. To explore and use the most effective methods for educating mathematics major consistent with the objectives of theirdegree programs.4. To provide graduate students in mathematics an opportunity to engage in, research on new teaching methodology; thedevelopment of new teaching materials, preparation of expository papers; and exploration of new fundamental results.The ultimate aim of the staff in the Department of Mathematics is to prepare graduate students who are competent practitionersof mathematics as the result their understanding of mathematical theory, and who are capable of serving as researchers,teachers, or applied mathematicians in various programs of industrial business and government.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSStudents entering the graduate program are expected to have completed 21 semester hours of mathematics, including at leasttwelve (12) hours of calculus, at least 12 hours from the following (or courses equivalent to these): Mathematics 330, 333,336,439, 462, 460, 473. Additional work and semester hours may be required for students who have not completed thesecourses. Any exceptions to these requirements must be approved by the department’s graduate committee. The requirementsfor the master’s degree in mathematics are as follows:1. An examination on the fundamentals of mathematics before admission to candidacy.A minimum of thirty semester hours of graduate work. Some 400-level courses can be counted toward the master’sdegree, but at most two such courses. An acceptable thesis on the subject approved by both the Department of Mathematicsand the Graduate School. Other general University requirements.DEGREE REQUIREMENTSMaster of Science – MathematicsA student pursuing a degree in mathematics is required to enroll in the following courses:MATH 631 (3) MATH 633 (3)MATH 634 (3) MATH 636 (3)MATH 733 (3)55