Programme Structure

The Master of Science (Mathematics for Educators) is designed to cater to the professional needs of mathematics educators. The programme emphasises the acquisition of wide and in-depth content knowledge in mathematics as well as its linkage to mathematics teaching. You will have the opportunity to study courses in different areas of mathematics, conducted by actively working mathematicians, many of them holding a qualification in teaching of mathematics.

A strong mastery of mathematics will enable educators to teach better and to promote higher order thinking among students in the learning of mathematics. Mathematics specialists in education institutes will also benefit from this programme because a good understanding of mathematics is crucial for handling various tasks related to mathematics education, such as the design of contemporary and rigorous curriculum, assessment of mathematics learning, and development of teaching resources.

The programme emphasises the acquisition of wide and in-depth content knowledge in mathematics as well as its linkage to mathematics teaching. Candidates will have the opportunity to study subjects in different areas of mathematics, conducted by active working mathematicians, many of them holding a qualification in teaching of mathematics.

Courses are classified under prescribed strands: Analysis-Geometry, Algebra-Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Within each strand lies one to two Foundation Level courses that cover most of the basic concepts needed for advancement along that strand. Organising the courses along these strands not only helps students see clearly which foundational courses are required as pre-requisite for advanced courses but also delineate clearly possible study plans that are grouped naturally along given strands.

Foundational Level courses equip the students, especially those who had no prior training in tertiary mathematics, with core mathematical knowledge and skills needed for advancement in various Advanced Level courses. Foundation Level courses are designed to build a strong foundation for students in the first year of the programme, and each of them make a tight connection between tertiary level mathematics and the mathematics taught at schools. Advanced courses then go deeper into various fields of mathematics organised under the five strands, and are intended to equip learners with state-of-the-art development in various sub-disciplines of advanced mathematics.

The programme is open to graduates in Mathematics as well as graduates in non-Mathematics disciplines, who have a strong mathematics background to pursue a study of mathematics at the Masters level.