Applied Мathematics

Degree awarded Bachelor of Applied Mathematics

Mode of education 4 years regular study according to the state order

Admission requirements

    The selection of Bulgarian students is based on an entrance exam on Mathematics. The list of admitted university candidates is arranged according to their achievement on the entrance exam and the marks on Mathematics and Physics from the secondary school diploma.

Goals

• Educational
  - to give fundamental knowledge in the main branches of Applied Mathematics such as Mathematical Economics, Computer Mathematics, Mechanics, Statistics, Mathematical Finances, Insurance Mathematics, etc.
• Professional
  - to train highly qualified specialists possessing abilities to apply mathematical apparatus combined with modern information technologies for solving a large variety of applied problems.

Access to further studies

    Students who are bachelor graduated in Applied Mathematics can continue their education for obtaining master degree in all programs provided by the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Sofia or by other Bulgarian and foreign universities. If not, they can start their carrier in the fields of Mathematical Economics,  Banking Affair, Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Physics, Biology, Philosophy, etc.

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Examination and assessment procedures

    The estimation of the acquired knowledge on each subject is based both on a written exam consisting in solving relevant problems and on an oral exam consisting of examination of the theoretical knowledge.

Technical facilities

    For the educational purposes of the program, modern computer laboratories, multi-media projectors, laptops, laser printers, scanners, two libraries are provided. Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Linux are the commonly used operational systems in the training. Accesses to all Microsoft products, and to the entire software for development of Oracle based solutions, are permitted.

Research areas

    The scientific research of the university professors is focused on the contemporary problems of Pure and Applied Mathematics and on their achievements are based a number of publications in highly ranked journals in Mathematics and CS.