The Department of Mathematics of KFUPM offers PhD in several fields of specializations within the two main areas: Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics. After successful completion of PhD in Mathematics, the graduates are ready not only for post doctorates, teaching & research positions at universities, but also for jobs requiring solid advanced background in mathematics in all governmental and private sectors, (e.g. business, industry, telecommunications).
Applicants to the PhD Program in Mathematics must have a master’s degree in mathematics or a related field with a minimum GPA of 3.2 out of 4 from an institution of acceptable standing according to the criteria defined by the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies at KFUPM. Applicants should also meet the standards of performance in any requirement by the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies, for example IELTS/TOEFL. An applicant with deficiency may be admitted, with the understanding that the course work taken to remove the deficiency will not be credited towards the degree.
Department Mathematics Department
Core Courses |
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| Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A minimum of 15 credit hours must be in one of the two major areas, Pure Mathematics or Applied Mathematics. | 15 | ||||
| A minimum of 6 credit hours must be taken in the other major area. | 6 | ||||
| A minimum of two 600-level courses in Mathematics must be taken for credit other than the Independent/Directed Research courses. | 9 | ||||
| PhD Pre-Dissertation | MATH 711 | 3 | |||
| PhD Dissertation | MATH 712 | 9 | |||
| Seminar | MATH 699 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours: 42 | |||||
First YearSemester 1 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXX xxx | Free Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Minor Area I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
First YearSemester 2 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| XXX xxx | Free Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Minor Area II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Second YearSemester 1 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH 699 | Seminar | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| XXX xxx | Free Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||
Second YearSemester 2 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH 711 | PhD. Pre-Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
Third YearSemester 1 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH 712 | PhD. Dissertation | 0 | 0 | IP | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Third YearSemester 2 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH 712 | PhD. Dissertation | 0 | 0 | IP | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Fourth YearSemester 1 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH 712 | PhD. Dissertation | 0 | 0 | IP | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Fourth YearSemester 2 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH 712 | PhD. Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: 42 | |||||
First YearSemester 1 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXX xxx | Free Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Minor Area I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Semester 2 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| XXX xxx | Free Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Minor Area II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: 18 | |||||
Second YearSemester 1 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH 699 | Seminar | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| XXX xxx | Free Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||
Semester 2 |
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| Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
| MATH 711 | PhD. Pre-Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH xxx | Course from Major Area | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: 15 | |||||