Degrees and career

When you have finished your degree project and other courses, you need to apply for the degree. Keep in mind that once you have obtained your degree, you can no longer take any more courses within the program, so if you want to do so, you must be tactical and wait until you completed any extra courses that are not given as a freestanding course.

Possibility to take out a one-year Master's degree (60 credits)

If you for any reason realize that you would like to take out a one-year Master's Degree it is possible. Find the requirements on UU's studentpage about Levels and Degrees and contact the programme´s study advisor.

Check that you meet the degree requirements for your programme

The degree requirements for the programme can be found in the programme syllabus but are also summarised under each programme link below.

• Master´s Programme in Mathematics – Mathematics
  • 120 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 ECTS credits (excluding the degree project) with specialisation in mathematics.
  • independent work (degree project) of at least 30 credits in mathematics.

• Master's Programme in Mathematics – Financial Mathematics
  • 120 credits, of which at least 60 credits (excluding the degree project) with specialisation in financial mathematics.
  • independent work (degree project) of at least 30 credits in financial mathematics.

• Master's Programme in Mathematics – Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  • 120 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 credits (excluding the degree project) with specialisation in mathematics
  • independent work (degree project) of at least 30 credits in mathematics.

Apply for a degree

Information on how to apply for a degree (University's student website)

Closing ceremonies

The department organises a graduation "fika" at the end of the spring semester after all thesis presentations have taken place.

There is a closing ceremony for international Master's students arranged by the university

There is a graduation ceremony for all graduates of the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Join alumni networks

Whether you choose to continue your studies, for example as a PhD student or go into working life, we hope you will stay in touch with us by joining the LinkedIn group for mathematics alumni from Uppsala University and Uppsala University's alumni network (if you haven't already). In our LinkedIn group we post the invitation to our annual alumni event. Hope to see you there or perhaps at one of our future career days.

The Department of Mathematics organises a Career Day for mathematics students once a year. During the Career Day, students have the opportunity to meet alumni, hear about their work and ask questions. All students of the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Mathematics receive an invitation to the event by email. Other interested parties are also welcome, subject to availability.

Our careerday takes place in April and is announced in the department's calendar and posted for programme students in Studium.

See previous years' Career Day programmes where many alumni shared their presentations

If you're wondering what it's like to work on mathematical research, you can read interviews with some of our maths researchers.

You can also ask your teachers about their research and check out our research pages.

We organise research lunches a few times a year where our researchers talk about their research. You can also ask questions about what it's like to work as a researcher. The research lunches are advertised on the Master's programme's Studium page.

If you want to become a researcher, you should take a doctoral programme.

The PhD programme at the Department of Mathematics.

If you want to find a job that suits you, you need to be active and map the labour market.

LinkedIn is a great tool

If you search for the job titles of mathematicians, you will find relevant companies. This way, you can get a list of companies that might be of interest. Go to the companies' websites and see if their activities might be of interest to you.

Join the LinkedIn group "Uppsala University Math Alumni"

Dare to ask

If you find someone working in a field that interests you, it's a good idea to find out more about the profession. Contact the person, tell them that you study maths and are interested in their profession. Then ask for a meeting to be organised. Make it clear that the purpose of the meeting is to find out more about the profession in question. There is a good chance that the person will enjoy talking about their work. Prepare for the meeting and ask as many questions as possible about the job and how to get there. This way, you will get both an idea of whether the profession suits you and a valuable contact in a company.

Do a thesis project in a company

A good way to get a foot in the door of the labour market is to do your degree project in a company.

Read more about external degree projects

Tell about your skills

If you feel uncertain about entering the world of work, it can help to think of yourself as a creator of the labour market. The labour market is not a ready-made package that you should try to fit into, but a dynamic world that you can influence with your creativity and skills. Although it may be hard to see it when you are still a student, you actually have a lot of skills that you have developed during your education and a variety of other competences that all together make you unique.

If you want tips on how to showcase your skills, the university offers lectures and workshops.

UU Careers pages

• Statistics, study design, programming, algebra, numerical analysis
  (Working as a statistician in drug development)
  
  
• Problem-solving skills and structured thinking. Understanding of structures
  (Working as a patent engineer)
  
  
• The deep understanding
  
  
• Structured problem solving, creating and verifying algorithms, basic knowledge of statistics, leading questions to proof.
  (Working with data modelling/data analysis)
  
  
• Mathematical thinking, especially from a probability perspective. Probabilistic modelling
  (Working as a quantitative analyst)

• Statistics and programming
  (Working as a data scientist)

• The way you can free yourself in your mind from what seems obvious. Extremely powerful and useful far beyond maths!
  (Working as a commercial portfolio manager)
  

• I have felt that I have a very good base to stand on that has given me security in working life. I have been able to absorb information in most types of scientific texts.
  (Working as a biostatistician)

• Problem solving, breaking down problems into smaller parts, counting without numbers, answers that are not numbers but equations/functions, etc.
  (Working as a programmer)

• Programming, applied logic
  ( Working as a system developer)

• logical reasoning, modelling, probability theory, programming
  (Have not indicated employment)

• It is a necessity to have a deeper understanding in order to teach. I also learnt patience and that problem solving must take time.
  (Working as a teacher)

• Logic, fundamental algebra, vector models, etc.
  (Works as a research advisor)

• Being able to embark on "escapades of independent problem solving" so that you can gain knowledge and connections yourself.
  (Working with computer game programming)

• Thinking in a constructive way, understanding advanced relationships, presenting different results to others.
  (Working as a software developer)

• Mathematical problem solving and theory building.
  (Work as a lecturer in mathematics)

• Problem solving skills
  (Working as an analyst in logistics)

• Mathematical thinking, maths foundation to easily take on the areas that I come across in working life. Programming etc.
  (Working as a quantitative researcher)

• Statistics, linear algebra, Fourier analysis
  (Working with image analysis)