Degree course in Mathematics

Course Name

MATHEMATICS

Course Code

LM26

Class (Ministerial code)

LM-40

Website

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Field(s) of study

ISCED Area 05 – Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

Qualification award

Master Degree

Level of qualification according to the NQF and the EQF

EHEA Second cycle; EQF Level 7

Length of programme / number of credits

2 years / 120 ECTS

Language of Teaching

Italian/English

Mode of study

Blended

Didactic centre

Perugia - Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica - Via Vanvitelli

Programme director

President Prof. Patrizia Pucci

Access to the course

open access with assessment of personal competencies

Available places

Specific admission requirements

Formal Requirements: Italian First cycle qualification (Laurea) or foreign equivalent in the same or related subject area, with possible extra work if required competences are lacking.

Evaluation of specific subject knowledge on entry

Verification of the possession of the curricular requirements with the methods indicated in the academic regulation of the course of study. Foreign students are required to take a test to verify their proficiency of the Italian language, except Erasmus Incoming students, Exchange Students and students in mobility as per the Cooperation Agreement.

Profile of the programme

The programme provides development capacities within the scientific-technological-design disciplinary area. In particular, the programme is addressed not only to graduate students in Mathematics, but also to those in Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics. It is divided into 4 curricula (Didactical – General, for Economics and Finance, for Cryptography, for Industrial and Biomedical Applications) that provide students with advanced specific knowledge in one or more fields of Mathematics or closely related to applications in other areas. In any case, all curricula provide institutional courses, aimed at expanding the Mathematical culture.

Programme learning outcomes

The main learning outcomes expected are: communication skills useful for teaching and communicating scientific thinking; abstraction and reasoning, useful for addressing the study of complex theoretical, applicative and interaction problems between Mathematics and other sciences. The 4 curricula (Didactical – General, for Economics and Finance, for Cryptography, for Industrial and Biomedical Applications) are structured in current topics of great interest.

Qualification requirements and regulations

Admission to the final test is possible if all the credits required by the study plan for training activities, other than the final test, are acquired. The final exam consists of an original thesis, of compiling or research type, written on a topic agreed with a teacher and evaluated by a Commission via public oral discussion. The composition of the thesis (also in English) can take place within an internship at companies, public or private corporations, or during periods of study at other universities.

Examination regulations and grading scale

The final tests may consist of one or more of the forms, indicated by the teachers responsible for the training activity: oral exam, written assignment, written or oral report on the activity carried out, test with open or closed questions, practical test on the computer.

Obligatory or optional mobility windows

The periods of study abroad, selected by individual students according to their needs and financed through selection tenders, last in general 3-10 months, up to a maximum of 12 months. An excellent opportunity for mobility is the double degree. For information see http://www.dmi.unipg.it/en/international-students/double-degree-master-programme-in-mathematics-university-of-perugia-unipg-italy-university-a-mickiewicz-uam-poland

Work-based learning

The internship of the master degree is a period of professional training carried out by the student to create moments of alternation between study and work within the training process and to facilitate future professional choices. It is equal to 6 ECTS = 150 hours. The programme in Mathematics provides two internship modalities: external, to be carried out at a private company or a public corporation; and internal, to be held in laboratories of the University of Perugia.

Occupational profiles of graduates

Among the possible employment opportunities stand out those in the school, IT, finance, engineering, health care, communication, research in private or public corporations and in universities and in all scientific environments where numerical and computational skills are useful.

Free-choice training activities