University of Pittsburgh

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Approved Related Areas for Applied Mathematics

An approved related area for an Applied Mathematics major is made up of twelve credits from one of the following groups.

Biological Sciences

  • 0150 Foundations of Biology 1
  • 0050 Foundations of Biology Lab I
  • 0160 Foundations of Biology 2
  • 0060 Foundations of Biology Lab II
  • 0350 Genetics
  • 0360 Cell Biology
  • 0370 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • 0390 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Lab
  • 1000 Introduction to Biochemistry

Chemistry

  • 0110 General Chemistry 1
  • 0120 General Chemistry 2
  • 0310 Organic Chemistry 1
  • 0320 Organic Chemistry Lab
  • 1130 Inorganic Chemistry
  • 1410 Physical Chemistry 1
  • 1420 Physical Chemistry 2
  • 1430 Physical Chemistry Lab I
  • 1440 Physical Chemistry Lab II
  • 1450 Molecular Modeling and Computer Graphics
  • 1480 Intermediate Physical Chemistry

Computer Science

  • 0007 Pascal
  • 0002 Fortran
  • 0132 Unix and C
  • 0401 Introduction to Computer Science
  • 0441 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
  • 0445 Introduction to Information Structures
  • 0446 Introduction to Computer Science Concepts
  • 1501 Data Structures and Files
  • 1510 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
  • 1515 Scientific Computation

Economics

  • 0010 Introductory Microeconomic Theory
  • 0020 Introductory Macroeconomic Theory
  • 0120 Introductory Economic Theory 1
  • 1100 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
  • 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
  • 1130 Operations Research
  • 1140 Economic Modeling and Forecasting Analysis
  • 1150 Quantitative Methods 1
  • 1160 Quantitative Methods 2
  • 1180 Mathematical Economics
  • 1200 Introduction to Game Theory

Physics

  • 0174 Basic Physics for Science and Engineering 1
  • 0175 Basic Physics for Science and Engineering 2
  • 0368 Wave Motion and Optics
  • 0959 Applied Electricity and Magnetism
  • 0475 Basic Physics for Science and Engineering 1 (UHC) 2
  • 1170 Introduction to Quantum Physics 1
  • 1171 Introduction to Quantum Physics 2
  • 1172 Electromagnetic Theory
  • 1172 Mathematical Methods in Physics
  • 1119 Principles of Modern Physics 1
  • 1120 Principles of Modern Physics 2
  • 1141 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Statistics

  • 1151 Introduction to Probability (required)
  • 1152 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (required)
  • Two additional 1000 level Statistics courses
Notes
1. Students who have taken ECON 0010 or ECON 0020 will not receive credit for ECON 0120.
2. Students who have taken Physics 0104, 0105, or 0106 will not receive credit for Physics 0475 or 0476. 0476 Basic Physics for Science and Engineering 2 (UHC)