
Master Applied Mathematics
Enschede, Netherlands
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 147,583 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EUR 2,530 ┃for EU/EEA students
Introduction
Become a mathematical problem solver who can tackle challenging issues from technology to healthcare.
Can you predict when something goes viral? How do you model 5G? What happens in your brain when an epileptic seizure occurs? These questions all have one thing in common: mathematics is the way to come up with answers. In this 2 years master’s at the University of Twente (UT) you will apply mathematics to challenging issues in the most diverse sectors, ranging from technology to healthcare. You will learn how to discover new patterns and predict them through mathematical models. As a graduate, you will have an impact on society and be in huge demand in the job market.
Why study Applied Mathematics?
- Work on real-life cases from the industry
- Work on meaningful solutions
- Your career opportunities are guaranteed
- Gain work experience during your master’s
- You co-decide the content of your program
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
WWF/Russell E. Train Fellowships
Russel E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a Master's or Doctoral degree in conservation and related fields. Each year, WWF supports committed conservation leaders and scientists from target countries to receive financial support for their studies and research.
Level of Study: Master's programs
Master's programs: Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
ITC Faculty Early Bird Programme
ITC is happy to announce the ‘Early Bird’ program for a limited number of unconditionally admitted candidates.
Level of Study: Master's programs and Short course
Master's programmes
- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
- Spatial Engineering
Short Course
- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (Postgraduate diploma)
University of Twente Scholarship (UTS)
The University Twente Scholarship (UTS) is a scholarship for excellent students from non-EU/EER countries, applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente.
Level of Study: Master's programmes
Master's programmes:
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Business Information Technology
- Chemical Science & Engineering
- Civil Engineering & Management
- Communication Science
- Computer Science
- Construction Management & Engineering
- Educational Science & Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Environmental & Energy Management
- European Studies
- Health Sciences
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Industrial Design Engineering
- Industrial Engineering & Management
- Interaction Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Robotics
- Sustainable Energy Technology
NL Scholarship
The NL Scholarship is a scholarship for excellent students from non-EU/EEA countries, applying for a Master's programme at the University of Twente. The scholarship amounts to € 5,000 only for the first year of your studies.
Level of Study: Master's programmes
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Business Information Technology
- Chemical Science & Engineering
- Civil Engineering & Management
- Communication Science
- Computer Science
- Construction Management & Engineering
- Educational Science & Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Environmental & Energy Management
- European Studies
- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
- Health Sciences
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Industrial Design Engineering
- Industrial Engineering & Management
- Interaction Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Robotics
- Spatial Engineering
- Sustainable Energy Technology
William Georgetti Scholarships
The purpose of the William Georgetti Scholarship is to encourage postgraduate study and research, normally in New Zealand, in a field that in the opinion of the Scholarship Board is important to the social, cultural or economic development of New Zealand.
Level of Study: Master's programmes
Master's programmes:
- Environmental & Energy Management
- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
- Sustainable Energy Technology
- Water Technology
ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme
The Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation is pleased to announce the offer of partial scholarships to a maximum of 25 applicants with a very good academic track record. These academic scholarships are designed for students exhibiting as high-skilled geospatial professionals.
Level of Study: Master's programmes
Master's programmes:
- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
- Spatial Engineering
Colfuturo Loan Programme powered by the University of Twente
Colfuturo and the University of Twente provide a shared financing programme to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The programme is for talented Colombians interested in a Master's programme at the University of Twente, within the framework of a Joint Graduate Loan-Scholarship programme.
Level of Study: Master's programmes
Master's programmes:
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Business Information Technology
- Chemical Science & Engineering
- Civil Engineering & Management
- Communication Science
- Computer Science
- Construction Management & Engineering
- Educational Science & Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Environmental & Energy Management
- European Studies
- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
- Health Sciences
- Industrial Design Engineering
- Industrial Engineering & Management
- Interaction Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Spatial Engineering
- Sustainable Energy Technology
ASML Technology Scholarship
Last year, 40 of the best technical Master's degree students from across the world studying at a Dutch university were selected to receive the ASML Technology Scholarship.
Level of Study: Master's programmes
Master's programmes:
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Chemical Science & Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
Kipaji Scholarship
The Kipaji Scholarship Fund is founded especially for talented students from countries with upcoming economies. Students from these countries could have the potential, but not the means to study at the University of Twente. The scholarship is meant as additional support for UTS scholarship students.
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Business Information Technology
- Chemical Science & Engineering
- Civil Engineering & Management
- Communication Science
- Computer Science
- Construction Management & Engineering
- Educational Science & Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Environmental & Energy Management
- European Studies
- Health Sciences
- Industrial Design Engineering
- Industrial Engineering & Management
- Interaction Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Robotics
- Science Education
- Sustainable Energy Technology
- Technical Medicine
- Water Technology
Curriculum
The Master’s in Applied Mathematics has four specializations. When applying for the program, you will choose one of these specializations – with the necessary freedom to tailor courses to your interests and ambitions. In consultation with the specialization coordinator, you will compose the master’s that best matches your wishes and plans.
Program structure
This master’s consists of 120 EC (credits), with 1 EC representing 28 hours of study. An academic year counts 60 EC. Here’s how the program is structured:
- Three compulsory courses (15 EC)
- A set of specialization and a set of elective courses (total of 45 EC)
- An internship (20 EC)
- A master’s assignment (40 EC), the subject of which often originates from a research theme associated with the relevant chair; a master’s assignment can also be based on a research assignment for an external organization.
Which specialization suits your interests?
- Operations Research (OR)
- Mathematical Systems theory, applied Analysis and Computational Science (SACS)
- Mathematics of Data Science (MDS)
- Artificial Intelligence for Health (AI4Health)
Teaching degree
This master’s offers the option of obtaining a first-level teaching degree. Did you already complete the Minor ‘Leren lesgeven’ in your bachelor’s? Then completing the master’s with a teaching degree included will only take you six additional months of studying.
Course Descriptions
First Year
While the build-up of the program is guided by certain rules, the program offers ample opportunity to take electives. Your choice of electives will partly depend on which specialization you choose. Therefore, the educational profile of the program is characterized on the one hand by the three specializations within the program and on the other hand by the attention paid to mathematical modeling.
Second Year
For the specializations SACS, MOR, and MDS, your second year starts with an internship, a period of practical training that takes place outside the university. The internship has a workload of 20 EC and has opportunities to be carried out abroad. The remaining 40 EC of the second year is devoted to your Graduation Project, which includes a literature review.
For the specialization AI4Health, you take a few more courses, possibly together with a couple of case studies, and then finally, execute a 30 EC Graduation Project at a health-related institution outside the university.
During the execution of your graduation project, you are given the greatest opportunity to demonstrate that you have acquired the qualities outlined in the final qualifications of the program on a research topic related to your chosen specialization.\
Courses
Core (17 credits)
Obligatory courses for all Applied Mathematics students:
- Continuous Optimisation (Mastermath) (6 EC)
- Scientific Computing (6 EC)
- Pioneers of Applied Mathematics (5 EC)
Mathematical Systems Theory, Applied Analysis and Computational Science
Mandatory courses:
- Applied Functional Analysis - 6 credits
- Optimal Control - 5 credits
- Finite Element Methods: theory and applications - 6 credits
Electives:
- Time Series Analysis - 5 credits
- Systems & Control - 6 credits
- Numerical Techniques for PDE - 5 credits
- Introduction to Partial Differential Equations - 5 credit
- Robust Control - 5 credits
- Partial Differential Equations - 6 credits
- Nonlinear Dynamics - 5 credits
- Inverse Problems in Imaging - 5 credits
- Measure & Probability - 5 credits
Operations Research
Extra core courses for the specialization in Operations Research:
Mandatory: Three out of eight courses
- Discrete Optimisation - 6 credits
- Measure & Probability - 5 credits
- Mixed-Integer Optimisation - 5 credits
- Game Theory - 5 credits
- Markov Decision Theory - 5 credits
- Stochastic Processes - 5 credits
- Queueing Theory - 6 credits
- Applied Queueing Models - 5 credits
Electives:
- Complex Networks - 5 credits
- Limits to Computing - 5 credits
- Information Theory and Statistics - 5 credits
- Scheduling - 6 credits
- Spatial Statistics - 5 credits
- Applied Statistics - 6 credits
- Capita Selecta OR - 5 credits
Mathematics of Data Science
Extra core courses for the specialization in Mathematics of Data Science:
Mandatory, three out of six:
- Deep Learning – From Theory to Practice - 5 credits
- Complex Networks - 5 credits
- Machine Learning 1 - 5 credits
- Statistical Learning - 5 credits
- Information Theory and Statistics - 5 credits
- Spatial Statistics - 5 credits
Advanced courses: at least three courses
- Discrete Optimisation - 5 credits
- Markov Decision Theory and Algorithmic Methods - 5 credits
- Data Science - 5 credits
- Applied Statistical Learning - 5 credits
- Capita Selecta Statistics - 5 credits
Artificial Intelligence for Health
Extra core courses for the specialization in Artificial Intelligence for Health:
Mandatory, added by two out of five marked:
- Machine Learning 1 - 5 credits
- Deep Learning – From Theory to Practice - 5 credits
- Markov Decision Theory and Algorithmic Methods - 5 credits
- Statistical Learning - 5 credits
- Mixed-Integer Optimisation** - 5 credits
- Deep Learning Medical Image Analysis** - 5 credits
- Graphical Models and Causality** - 5 credits
- Uncertainty Quantification and Data-driven Modeling** - 5 credits
- Reinforcement Learning** - 5 credits
Electives:
- Applied Statistical Learning - 5 credits
- Complex Networks - 5 credits
- Information Theory and Statistics - 5 credits
- Optimisation of Healthcare Processes - 5 credits
- Imaging Techniques - 5 credits
- Inverse Problems in Imaging - 6 credits
- Optimal Control - 5 credits
- Capita Selecta Statistics - 5 credits
Electives (28 credits)
Selection of 28 credits according to your preference and within the framework of the chair.
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Career Opportunities
Career Perspectives
After obtaining your master’s you will have plenty of job opportunities to choose from. You could opt for a career in healthcare, e.g. using mathematics to improve capacity management, diagnostics, or employing mathematical neuroscience models to better understand how the human nervous system works. You could also work in the media industry, applying deep learning networks to achieve better social network filtering, use your knowledge of algorithms and machine learning to create models for predicting earthquakes, or supporting the energy transition. You might also pursue a career in optimisation in various fields, ranging from business to societal and environmental services. Of course, you can also choose to first expand your specialist knowledge base by pursuing a PhD or EngD programme as offered by the UT’s Twente Graduate School (TGS).
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.