24 monthsProgramme duration
23,300 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Mathematics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The two-year master's programme Mathematics has two main specalisations: Applied Mathematics with topics such as dynamical systems, differential equations, probability theory and stochastics, statistics, percolation, and mathematics in the life sciences, and Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory with topics such as algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry, algebraic topology and cryptology. The goal of each programme is to train the student as an independent researcher, and to develop the necessary skills and proficiency to advance your career.
The staff participate in leading research projects and offer high-quality teaching.
The Leiden Mathematical Institute aims at excellence both in research and in education. Many well-known Dutch mathematicians are included in the staff and you will be studying in a leading research group.
The two-year programme is tailor-made, depending on your individual background and your personal ambitions.
Read more about Mathematics on the Leiden University website
Programme overview
Main Subject
Mathematics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The two-year master's programme Mathematics has two main specalisations: Applied Mathematics with topics such as dynamical systems, differential equations, probability theory and stochastics, statistics, percolation, and mathematics in the life sciences, and Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory with topics such as algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry, algebraic topology and cryptology. The goal of each programme is to train the student as an independent researcher, and to develop the necessary skills and proficiency to advance your career.
The staff participate in leading research projects and offer high-quality teaching.
The Leiden Mathematical Institute aims at excellence both in research and in education. Many well-known Dutch mathematicians are included in the staff and you will be studying in a leading research group.
The two-year programme is tailor-made, depending on your individual background and your personal ambitions.
Read more about Mathematics on the Leiden University website
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The goal of each programme is to train the student as an independent researcher, and to develop the necessary skills and proficiency to advance their career. A student who has obtained a Master of Science degree in Mathematics possesses a thorough theoretical basis, knows how to work in a multi-nationality environment, and is able to operate well on the international market.
Lectures, seminars, research projects, master's thesis.
Our graduates work in many different sectors, such as research (both academic and applied), education, banks, insurance, software, industry, and logistics. A large proportion carry on to further research.
- Data science consultant
- High school teacher
- Software developer
- University professor
- Senior advisor actuarial services
- Cyber security advisor
- Other
English language requirements: IELTS 6.5, minimum 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 for each of the components Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking; TOEFL internet-based 90, internet based 90 (with a minimum component score of 20); Cambridge English 180, Cambridge English Exam C2 Proficiency, or C1 Advanced with an overall score of 180, with a minimum of 169 for each individual subsection; Cambridge English 180, Cambridge English Exam C2 Proficiency, or C1 Advanced with an overall score of 180, with a minimum of 169 for each individual subsection.
- Holland Scholarship
- Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)
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