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Academic Plans and Requirements

Pure Mathematics

Pure Mathematics/Teaching (co-op only)

Students must be accepted into Math/Teaching to be eligible for this plan.

Students in this plan must fulfill all the requirements in Table I and Table II. This must include at least 24 math courses, and the following specific requirements:

One of

MATH 237 Calculus 3 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 247 Calculus 3 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 239 Introduction to Combinatorics
MATH 249 Introduction to Combinatorics (Advanced Level)

All of

AMATH 231 Calculus 4
AMATH 242/CS 371 Introduction to Computational Mathematics
AMATH 250 Introduction to Differential Equations
PMATH 360 Geometry

One of

AMATH/PMATH 331 Applied Real Analysis
PMATH 351 Real Analysis

One of

PMATH 334 Introduction to Rings and Fields with Applications
PMATH 347 Groups and Rings

Two additional courses of

AMATH/PMATH 332 Applied Complex Analysis or PMATH 352 Complex Analysis
PMATH 330 Introduction to Mathematical Logic
PMATH 336 Introduction to Group Theory with Applications or PMATH 347 Groups and Rings or PMATH 348 Fields and Galois Theory
PMATH 340 Elementary Number Theory

One additional PMATH course.

One of

CO 380 Mathematical Discovery and Invention
CO 480 History of Mathematics

Three additional 300- or 400-level math courses.

All of

MTHEL 206A Introduction to Mathematics Education
PSYCH 101/101R Introductory Psychology

One of

PSYCH 211 Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 212/212R Educational Psychology

Notes

  1. The Bachelor of Education requirements are completed during an eight-month education study unit in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University in Kingston. This unit occurs in the fall and winter terms following completion of 3B.
  2. The selection of courses required for the Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) Teaching must include a second teaching subject in one of the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, computer science, or physics. Four units are required to qualify for a second teaching subject.
  3. Candidates are required to have a half-year university course in Developmental Psychology (or equivalent), or a full-year university course in Introductory Psychology before receiving the Bachelor of Education.


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