Our MA program is dedicated to further exploration of mathematics and statistics, and to the practical application of these methods. Alumni go on to further graduate studies (PhD level) or highly successful industry careers. Students interested in finance may wish to combine the MA degree with the Financial Engineering diploma.
Our MA program is available both as a full-time or part-time degree. Most full-time students typically complete the program within three academic terms (one year).
Note: If you are an international student (not a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident), please note that we admit annually about five international students with funding to our MA program and we receive hundreds of applications. Thus admission for international students with funding is very competitive.
The MA may be completed via one of three different paths:
- MA by Coursework: eight half-courses (24 credits)
- MA by Survey Paper: six half-courses (18 credits) plus supervised survey paper
- MA by Thesis: four half-courses (12 credits) plus supervised MA thesis
All students must also complete a pass/fail seminar course. Students choose one of five different specializations (streams) for their coursework:
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Statistics
- Theoretical Statistics
- Probability
- Pure Mathematics
MSc in Applied & Industrial Math Program
The M.Sc. program offers the opportunity to experience research in applied mathematics. Research areas include a broad range of fields from industry, finance, biology, disease, and climate. Internship options can be gained through available scholarships.
Our M.Sc. program is available both as a full-time or part-time degree. Most full-time students typically complete the program within six academic terms (two years) giving students the opportunity to complete a thesis option as the main focus of the degree.
Note: If you are an international student (not a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident), you should consider applying to our MA program (Applied Mathematics stream) instead of the MSc program. Please contact the Graduate Program Office at gradir@mathstat.yorku.ca if you have further questions.
To obtain the MSc, students are required to complete the following:
- Coursework: three half courses in applied mathematics (9 credits)
- Practicum in Applied and Industrial Mathematics (3 credits)
- Supervised MSc Thesis
PhD Program
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a full-time program at the PhD level allowing students to focus on numerous subfields of mathematics and statistics: Please see additional information on our faculty members' research interests.
To complete our PhD program, students must meet the following requirements
- Course requirement: 8 half courses (24 credits) in their field of specialization; previous graduate courses (from a Master's degree) can be used for up to 12 credits.
- Comprehensive examinations: Students will declare a specialization in one of
(a) applied mathematics
(b) pure mathematics
(c) statistics
and write comprehensive examinations in subjects appropriate to their chosen specialization. Students choosing the statistics specialization are also required to complete a statistical consulting requirement. - Specialization requirement: Students must complete a short oral examination designed to ensure that the student has sufficient command of the material to allow them to pursue original research in their chosen subject area.
- Doctoral Thesis: Students will be required to complete and successfully defend a thesis constituting a significant contribution to their chosen field of study.
Learn More
The Graduate Program in Mathematics and Statistics at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Graduate Program Assistant to learn more.