Mathematics

About this programme

Data encryption, risk management in finance and insurance and mathematical imaging – mathematicians use analytical and computer-based methods to model the increasingly complex systems being studied in science, medicine, economics and engineering. In the master’s degree programme Mathematics, you will build on the mathematical competences you acquired in your bachelor’s studies in the subject areas of analysis, algebra, stochastics, numerical mathematics and discrete mathematics. You will work on mathematical methods and train your mathematical thinking and working skills, e.g. in recognition of structures and relationships, in abstraction and analysis, in deductive, formal and algorithmic thinking. You will further develop your mathematical problem-solving competence, e.g. in the mathematical modelling of processes in engineering, economics and science, in the appropriate use of computerised support and in critical interpretation of the results. You also have the opportunity to complete courses at a university abroad as part of an ‘International Module’. Many modern technologies are no longer possible without sophisticated mathematical methods. In the master's programme you reach a mathematical level needed for these applications. International academic collaboration plays an important role in the master’s programme. Students can participate in the international activities of the institutes. Also, international guest professors regularly present insights into their research. Contacts with the world of mathematics in business and industry exist for example with compan