Mathematics Graduate Certificate
Do you want to elevate your understanding of mathematics and broaden your career opportunities? Our Mathematics Graduate Certificate program is designed for ambitious problem-solvers who are passionate about learning advanced mathematical concepts. Explore what makes our certificate program the perfect springboard toward a successful future.
Program Overview
The Mathematics Graduate Certificate program prepares students with the methodologies and skills to teach dual credit math courses or in K-12 schools.
If you are passionate about teaching the younger generation and equipping them with the knowledge to understand complex math, then this certificate would be a great fit. You will learn about teaching mathematical reasoning, statistics, linear algebra, and more, all while learning foundational knowledge in math.
This program is designed for both currently enrolled master’s students and new students hoping to receive qualifications to teach dual credit courses—those counting for both high school and college credit—in qualifying institutions across Tennessee and beyond. Plus, our program is delivered through distance education, meaning you complete your certificate entirely online.
Why Study Mathematics?
Our graduate certificate in mathematics offers unique opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. With the flexibility to complete your certificate entirely online and the credentials to teach higher education courses in secondary education schools, you will graduate equipped to make a meaningful difference.
Complete Your Degree Anywhere
With entirely online courses, you will be able to complete your certificate no matter where you are or what stage of life you are in. This flexibility embodies the Volunteer spirit, giving you professional options that prepare you for the real world.
Enhance Your Teaching Credentials
Whether you are an existing teacher or hoping to become one, our certificate prepares you to teach dual credit courses to high school students. Not only does this help you grow professional, but you will also be helping students start the roadmap to their own higher education journey.
What Can You Do with a Graduate Certificate in Mathematics After Graduation?
Studying mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville means becoming a part of a dedicated community of students and educators. Faculty is committed to providing students with a rigorous and extensive foundation for a wide variety of professions, as well as equipping them with leadership skills, providing collaboration opportunities, and engaging in high-impact research. Our program will prepare you for careers in social sciences, engineering, business, physical and biological sciences, and more, giving you the ability to become a part of important dialogue in a continuously growing conversation.
Our graduates go on to pursue careers in areas such as data and analytics, working as data scientists, statisticians, or quantitative analysts. In technology, many mathematics graduates become software engineers, algorithm developers, network administrators, or programmers, working with computer service companies, entertainment companies, software publishers, and more. In business, you could work in accounting or finance, sales and marketing, or operations, drawing on your skills in math as well as leadership and collaboration. You could also go into engineering, as a computational scientist or systems engineer, or research, expanding global knowledge of important topics and sciences as an educational researcher, operations research scientist, or theoretical researcher.
Whichever path you decide to take, this program will set you up with skills you can use and experience you need to be successful, competitive, and confident post graduation.
Featured Courses
MATH 503 Mathematical Reasoning and Proofs for Teachers
This course teaches students the logic of compound statements and quantified statements, arguments with quantified statements, set theory, proof methods, and elementary number theory. Mathematical writing and design of writing projects for mathematics classes are also covered.
MATH 507 Probability for Teachers
This course focuses on probability models including discrete and continuous random variables, Binomial and Poisson distributions, independence, and conditional probability and Bayes’ rule. Students will also learn Chebyshev inequality and limit theorems.
MATH 508 Statistics for Teachers
In this course, students will explore the mathematics behind major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Topics include basic statistical measures, basic probability, sampling distributions, simulation of sampling distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, Statistical Inference, estimating population parameters, and hypothesis testing.
MATH 550 Linear Algebra for Teachers
Students will learn teaching methodology of solving systems of linear equations with matrices, Gaussian elimination, matrix computations, determinants, vector spaces, subspaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, applications.
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