Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics
About This Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics is intended for those students seeking a traditional liberal arts education with an emphasis on mathematics.
Competencies
- The student will gain knowledge and skills in a wide range of mathematical fields, including abstract algebra, analysis, and statistics.
- The student will gain a strong background in a foreign language appropriate to the field of mathematics.
- The student will gain knowledge and understanding of definitions and theorems on abstract mathematical concepts.
- The student will gain knowledge and skills in solving problems and writing proofs about abstract mathematical concepts.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| For Language, Philosophy & Culture select one of the following (pre-requisites are included in BA Foundations below):) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II | ||
| For Life & Physical Science select one of the following sequences: | ||
| BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | ||
| EARTH SYSTEMS and EARTH HISTORY | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II | ||
| Mathematics BA Foundations | ||
| Additional hours required in core from Calculus core sequence above. | 2 | |
| UNIV 1101 | CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS | 1 |
| or UNIV 1131 | STUDENT SUCCESS | |
| Complete a 1441 & 1442 & 2313 sequence in French, German, Spanish, or Russian. | 11 | |
| Select one course from Life & Physical Science approved for the core and not previously taken. | 4 | |
| Select one of the following in computer programming: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS & PROGRAMMING | ||
| PYTHON FOR DATA SCIENCE 1 | ||
| NUMERICAL ANALYSIS & PROGRAMMING | ||
| Mathematics Specialization | ||
| MATH 2326 | CALCULUS III | 3 |
| MATH 3300 | INTRODUCTION TO PROOFS (satisfies Oral Communication Competency) | 3 |
| MATH 3316 | STATISTICAL INFERENCE | 3 |
| MATH 3318 | DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
| MATH 3321 | ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| MATH 3330 | INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA AND VECTOR SPACES | 3 |
| MATH 3335 | ANALYSIS I | 3 |
| MATH 3345 | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| Advanced Mathematics Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours in MATH courses numbered 3301 or above, except for capstone mathematics courses specifically for prospective middle or secondary grades mathematics teachers. | 9 | |
| Select any two from separate groups: | 6 | |
| Group 1 | ||
| ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II | ||
| Group 2 | ||
| ADVANCED MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS | ||
| ANALYSIS II | ||
| Group 3 | ||
| STOCHASTIC MODELS AND SIMULATION | ||
| ACTUARIAL RISK ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | ||
| ADVANCED DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
| NUMERICAL ANALYSIS & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS II | ||
| Minor | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Capstone mathematics courses specifically for prospective middle grade mathematics teachers do not count toward a degree in mathematics. Capstone mathematics courses for secondary mathematics teachers will count only for those working on the BS in Mathematics with Secondary Teaching Pathway.
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 1426 | 4 | MATH 2425 | 4 |
| Life and Physical Science | 3-4 | MATH 3316 | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | Life and Physical Science | 3-4 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | Computer Programming Elective | 3-4 |
| UNIV 1131 (or UNIV 1101) | 1 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| 14-15 | 16-18 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 2326 | 3 | MATH 3318 | 3 |
| MATH 3300 | 3 | MATH 3321 | 3 |
| MATH 3330 | 3 | MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 |
| XXXX 1441 Beginning Language I | 4 | XXXX 1442 Beginning Language II | 4 |
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 3345 | 3 | MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 |
| MATH 3335 | 3 | XXXX 2314 Intermediate Language II | 3 |
| XXXX 2313 Intermediate Language I | 3 | Social and Behavioral Science | 3 |
| History | 3 | History | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | Mathematics Sequence (Select two and must be from separate Groups) | 6 | |
| Component Area | 3 | Group 1 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
POLS 2311 or POLS 2312 | Group 2 | ||
| Minor | 6 | ||
| Life & Physical Science | 4 | ||
| Group 3 | |||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
POLS 2311 or POLS 2312 | |||
| Minor | 3 | ||
| 16 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120-123 | |||
Advising Resources
First-time-in-college students should plan to speak to the math advisor when starting their second year. Transfer students should contact the math advisor after acceptance at UTA to create a degree plan and enroll in classes.
Location:
PKH 489
Email:
math.advising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-9688