Many aspects of today’s everyday life can only be understood with a certain knowledge of mathematics. As a student of Mathematics as a minor, you will not so much study facts, but rather a way of thinking and solving problems. Nowadays, these analytical skills are welcome in numerous industries and business sectors—for example, in banks and insurance companies, industry, commerce and, of course, research and development facilities.
When you study Mathematics as a minor, you will receive basic training in mathematics. In addition, we offer a wide variety of application-oriented scientific fields that encourage connections and links to the chosen major subject and facilitate a deeper immersion into your chosen area of specialization. The study programme teaches exact mathematical thinking, the ability to consider something in the abstract, the understanding of problems, and the use of precise means of expression. This way, you will acquire the necessary skills for multidisciplinary work in various academic fields of work. For students with a major subject in the humanities or social sciences, the courses offered for the minor subject include the following focal points:
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Graphic: Sophie BartholomeThe bachelor's degree is the first professional qualification. The standard period of study is six semesters, during which various forms of courses (e.g. seminars, lectures or exercises) are offered for the individual modules.
A multi-subject bachelor’s programme consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (CP for short; 1 CP = 30 hours for attendance, preparation and follow-up work, private study, assessed coursework and examinations) and a minor subject with 60 CP.
At the beginning of the study programme, you will be taught the basic knowledge. Building on this, you can set your own focal points from the fourth semester onwards. You can combine the minor subject ‘Mathematics’ with all major subjects offered at the University of Jena.
This table is an example of how the minor subject ‘Mathematics could be structured:
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Abbreviations: CP = credit points
* In the area of required elective modules, you have to take modules worth 21 credit points. These include, for example, Scientific Computing, Structural Programming, or Discrete Modelling.
More detailed information can be found in the module catalogue for the study programme [in German]External link.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science is located in the heart of the city—directly on campus at Ernst-Abbe-Platz 2.
Areas of employment for graduates
Mathematics as a minor broadens your qualification profile for many professional fields of activity—for example by providing you with confidence in dealing with numbers, an understanding of formal systems, sound knowledge of statistics, as well as the modelling and structuring of problems. These skills are a clear benefit for graduates from major subject such as German Studies de, Educational Science de and Sociology de.
A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme.
More information on university entrance qualifications can be found here.
Admission and language requirements for applicants of foreign nationality and without German Abitur: www.uni-jena.de/en/study-orientation-international
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