Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering 28 courses 48 total credits
Applied Mathematics Degree at Northwestern University, offered through the McCormick School of Engineering.
| 4 mathematics courses | credits |
| 3 engineering foundation courses | credits |
| 3 design, communications, and innovation courses | credits |
| 7 social sciences/humanities courses | credits |
| 5 unrestricted electives | credits |
| 5 courses in engineering or the sciences at the 300 level or higher leading to an approved concentration | credits |
| 2 technical electives at the 300 level or higher in engineering, science, or mathematics | credits |
Core Courses: 4 units of basic science:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS 135-1 | General Physics | 1 |
| PHYSICS 136-1 | General Physics Laboratory | 0.34 |
| PHYSICS 135-2 | General Physics | 1 |
| PHYSICS 136-2 | General Physics Laboratory | 0.34 |
| PHYSICS 135-3 | General Physics | 1 |
| PHYSICS 136-3 | General Physics Laboratory | 0.34 |
Major Program: 5 units of basic technical coursework
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEN_ENG 251-0 | Applied Ordinary Differential Equations | 1 |
Major Program: 7 units of engineering sciences and applied mathematics coursework
Major Program
1 unit of probability and statistics coursework chosen from the options below ELEC_ENG 302-0 may also be replaced by MATH 310-1.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ES_APPM 405-1 or IEMS 303-0 | Statistics and Data Science or Engineering Statistics | 1 |
| ELEC_ENG 302-0 or IEMS 302-0 | Probabilistic Systems or Probability | 1 |
| MATH 310-2 | Probability and Stochastic Processes | 1 |
| MATH 310-3 | Probability and Stochastic Processes | 1 |
Major Program
1 additional unit of probability and statistics coursework chosen from the options above or 1 course chosen from the options below
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IEMS 310-0 | Operations Research | 1 |
| IEMS 313-0 | Linear Optimization for Decision Making | 1 |
Major Program: 1 unit of mathematical modeling coursework chosen from the options below
ES_APPM 370-1 may also be replaced by ES_APPM 395-0, ES_APPM 399-0, ES_APPM 495-0.
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