Advanced Mathematics - M0K08 - Studies portal

The Master in Advanced Mathematics is intended for graduate students with certificates or bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics. It is also open to holders of other diplomas requiring a strong background in Mathematics.

The master provides students with advanced knowledge, skills and methodological tools to pursue scientific or professional activities in the field of Mathematics and its applications. In particular, it introduces students to the world of research, in preparation for PhD studies.

Basic information

Type	Master's degree
Faculty or school	Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Branch of knowledge	Mathematics and statistics
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
Credits	60
Number of places available	30
Length of course	1 academic year
Language(s) of instruction	English
Approximate price per credit	27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2023-2024
Coordination	FRANCESC XAVIER MASSANEDA CLARES
Course details	Indicators
Open pre-enrolment	Yes
Open enrolment	No
Lead to doctoral studies	Yes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification	No
Interuniversity	Yes
Main university	Universitat Barcelona
Universities	Universitat Barcelona Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bridging courses	Yes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

The Master in Advanced Mathematics is intended for graduate students with certificates or bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics. It is also open to holders of other diplomas requiring a strong background in Mathematics. The master provides students with advanced knowledge, skills and methodological tools to pursue scientific or professional activities in the field of Mathematics and its applications. In particular, it introduces students to the world of research, in preparation for PhD studies.

Competences

The general competences that participants will acquire consist of the ability to apply the knowledge and abilities acquired over the course of the program, the capacity to effectively manage time and available resources, the capacity to access specialized bibliographic data bases using new technologies, the ability to gather information required to approach and synthesize a problem, and the capacity to work in a team.
The specific competences that participants will acquire include the ability to understand the concepts and rigorous demonstrations of the fundamental theorems of general areas of mathematics and some specific areas of mathematics, the capacity to apply the results and techniques learned to solve complex problems in some areas of mathematics, in academic or professional contexts, the capacity to choose and use the most suitable computer tools to approach math-related problems, and the capacity to design, develop and implement efficient computer programs to approach problems related to mathematics.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Ideally, applicants to this master's degree should hold a bachelor's degree in mathematics or an equivalent qualification, as well as possessing a strong academic record and a particular interest in pursuing a career in university research or affiliated to a research centre, or a career in business or public administration, in sectors that require specialists with a high level of training in mathematics (finance, biomedicine, information and communication technologies, etc.). At the master's degree level, we do not think it's necessary to distinguish between these two possible career paths, as the lines that divide them are becoming increasingly blurred and will only continue to do so in the future.

Since the degree is taught in English, applicants should also possess a sufficient level of comprehension to be able to take the courses in this language.

Access requirements and conditions

Specific requirements
This course is open to all those in possession of a bachelor's degree in mathematics or an equivalent official degree qualification.
Applicants with a degree in physics, engineering, economics or other similar disciplines, or an officially recognized equivalent degree, granted by an EHEA university, or students with a bachelor's degree in mathematics or any of the other abovementioned disciplines, or with an equivalent degree, granted by a university not belonging to the EHEA may be admitted with approval from the Coordination Committee. The committee will evaluate the students' potential to assimilate the content of the master's program based on their previous studies and will decide, if deemed necessary, to require these students to take bridging courses up to a maximum of 30 credits within the subjects offered in the bachelor's degree in Mathematics as taught by the UB's Faculty of Mathematics.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

Notes:

Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.

Required documentation

Selection criteria

Notification

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned