Overview

Career pathways

Being a mathematician is touted as being the best of all jobs. In 2009, the Wall Street Journal published a study ranking Mathematician, Actuary and Statistician as the top three careers

Other recent surveys grading job satisfaction according to income, job security, stress and work environment all ranked jobs involving mathematical reasoning and knowledge at the very top.

Here are just a few of the options open to you once you've earned your Theoretical and Computational Science degree at the University of Lethbridge:

Researcher, Cryptologist, Statistician, Actuary, Economist, Investment Banker, Computer Scientist, Systems Analyst, Software Developer, Physicist, Geologist, Meteorologist, Astronomer, Ecologist, Epidemiologist, Biomathematician, Biostatistician, Operations Research Analyst, Sales Manager

Programme Structure

The Department of Mathematics has faculty members who conduct research in the following fields:

Algebra
Analysis
Combinatorics
Logic
Number Theory
Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-04 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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86

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lethbridge, Canada

Disciplines

Computational Mathematics

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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115

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86

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63

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants will meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for admission:

Hold a master's degree from a recognized degree-granting institution in the discipline of interest or in a related discipline
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00, on a 4.00 scale on all graded master's-level courses OR calculated on the most recently completed PhD if the applicant is applying for another PhD in a closely related discipline
Evidence of scholarly competence
Demonstrate English Language Proficiency (ELP) for graduate student
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10964 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4336 CAD / year

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Living costs

Lethbridge

Canada

1200 - 1800 CAD / month

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