Overview
A. Teaching Option.
This program is designed for teachers and aspiring teachers with an undergraduate degree in Mathematics or Mathematics Education who wish to obtain
an advanced degree that will make them more qualified and marketable as mathematics teachers at the high school and junior college level. This would also be appropriate for
those seeking to enroll in a doctoral program in Mathematics Education or Mathematics. The major elements of the program are (i) mathematics education courses that are
specifically designed to address current needs of teachers of secondary mathematics in Georgia and (ii) advanced mathematics courses which promote a greater depth of
understanding of concepts relevant to in-class teaching. The Department of Mathematics has graduate faculty with expertise in Mathematics Education and Mathematics who
will lead the students in these areas.
B. Applied Option.
This program is designed for those who seek enhanced employment opportunities in industry, government, or two-year college teaching, as
well as those who desire to enter a doctoral program. Mathematics has always played an important role in understanding and predicting real-world phenomena, and that
role has increased rapidly as many areas of technology and science have advanced in recent years. There has also been an increase in new areas of mathematics used to
model these phenomena. A wealth of applications can be found in areas such as economics, biology, computation, social and management sciences, and engineering. The
Department of Mathematics at the University of West Georgia has a strong contingent of faculty in applied areas. The program is designed to expose students to a broad
range of mathematical subjects that are important in applied fields. The program includes (i) a set of core courses fundamental to the study of applied mathematics,
(ii) a broad range of elective courses in several applied areas, and (iii) a research project class.