Through our research degrees, students are given the opportunity to undertake in-depth study of a specific area of specialization under the guidance of knowledgeable research supervisor(s) within the department.
A research degree is awarded primarily on the basis of examination by thesis.
Candidates should normally have either a BSc Mathematics degree from a recognized university with at least Upper Second Class Honours, or have successfully completed an MSc in Mathematics from a recognized university.
Candidates should normally have an MPhil Mathematics, or an MSc Mathematics with a research component that makes up at least 25% of the programme credits.
In each case, candidates should identify a supervisor and develop a research proposal as part of the application. Additionally, students have to do taught courses: at least 6 credits for MPhil and 9 credits for PhD.
| MPhil Mathematics | PhD Mathematics | |
| Full time | 3 years | 5 years |
| Part time | 5 years | 7 years |
Research Areas include: Mathematics of Finance; Operations Research; Stochastic Differential/Difference Equations and Applications; Fluid Mechanics; Applied Statistics; Computational Methods; Fuzzy and interval Mathematics; Risk Analysis; Special functions and Applications; Non-linear Differential Equations.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
