Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Scientific Computation M.S.Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Scientific Computation Program, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Ave S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6345; fax: 612-626-7246)
Website: http://www.scicomp.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The graduate degree program in scientific computation encompasses course work and research on the fundamental principles necessary to use intensive computation to support research in the physical, biological, and social sciences and engineering. There is a special emphasis on research issues, state-of-the-art methods, and the application of these methods to outstanding problems in science, engineering, and other fields that use scientific computation, numerical analysis and algorithm development, symbolic and logic analysis, high-performance computing tools, supercomputing and heterogeneous networks, and visualization.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
A bachelor's degree in a field that uses scientific computation is required for admission.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
14
major credits,
6
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 2.80
is required for students to remain in good standing.
The program is offered under Plan A (thesis), which includes a minimum of 20 course credits and 10 thesis credits. The course credits must include at least 6 credits from the scientific computation core and at least 6 credits in a minor. Only 3 credits from courses offered in a student's minor may be counted toward the core requirements in scientific computation. A course listed in both the core requirements of scientific computation and a student's minor may not be counted under both.
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