Mathematics
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
"Mathematics in Siegen is a rather small department. This is a great advantage for students: The doors of the offices are always open. You rarely need to make an appointment for a consultation. You simply drop in to see the lecturers or their staff if you have any questions.
In addition, lecture requests from the student body are always taken up, so that you can also choose a course outside the usual canon." (former student)
Structure of the Master's degree program in Mathematics
Module overview - schematic representation
| Module | SL | PL | CP | Requirements for admission to the PL | P/WP | Reference to module description | |
| Compulsory elective area (WP) Mathematics (6 modules of 9 CP each) |
0 | 6 | 54 | s. Modules | WP | FPO-M Annex 3 | |
| Compulsory elective area (WP) Application subject (AN) and seminars (4-6 modules à 6-12 LP) |
2-7 | 2-5 | 36 | s. Modules | WP | FPO-M Annex 3 | |
| AN-NT | min. 21 LP | s. Modules | |||||
| AN-WM | min.21 LP | s. Modules | |||||
| AN-Philo | 21 CP | s. Modules | |||||
| Seminars | min. 6 LP | 2-3 | 6-9 | s. Modules | |||
| Master's thesis incl. seminar | 1 | 1 | 30 | min. 120 LP | P | FPO-M Annex 4 |
SL = academic achievement, PL = examination achievement (graded and max. 3 attempts if math is compulsory (except final thesis))
LP = credit points, OM = orientation module (ungraded and can be repeated indefinitely (up to and including the 4th semester!), P/WP = compulsory module/compulsory elective module
No repetition for grade improvement FPO = Departmental examination regulations FPO-B = Bachelor's departmental examination regulations FPO-M = Master's departmental examination regulations
Master Lectures
Summer Term 2026:
* Algorithmic Number Theory - Prof. J. Jahnel
* Mathematical Statistics - Prof. E. Kaufmann
* Noncommutative Algebra - Jun.Prof. T. Hofmann
* Nonlinear Optimization - Prof. T. Raasch
* Stochastic Dynamic Optimization - Prof. A. Müller
* Vector Analysis - Prof. T. Raasch
* Seminar Online Algorithms - Prof. R. van Stee
* Seminar on Inverse Problems - Prof. R. Plato
* Seminar on Numerics - Prof. R. Plato
Winter Term 2025/26:
* Global class field theory - Prof. J. Jahnel
* Mathematical Models of Earthquake Research - Prof. V. Michel
* Approximation and online algorithms - Prof. R. van Stee
* Functional Analysis Part II - Prof. R. Plato
* Time Series Analysis - Prof. A. Schnurr
* Stochastics Seminar - Prof. A. Schnurr
* Numerical methods for PDEs - Prof. T. Raasch
* Approximation theory - Prof. T. Raasch
Important
Template (cover sheet and declaration of independence)
[available as .doc and .tex from the Examination Office on request by e-mail]
- The thesis should not exceed 60 pages.
- The processing time is 6 months.
- The title must match the registered title.
Three (3) bound copies (no spiral or saddle stitching) of the thesis must be submitted to the Examination Office by the deadline, as well as an electronic version. Please send this as a pdf file by e-mail to pruefungsamt@mathematik.uni-siegen.de.
(If there is a blocking note, please contact the Examination Office beforehand).
The thesis must be submitted to the Examinations Office by the last possible submission date; this also applies to postal delivery.
Departmental examination regulations (unofficial reading version) FPO-B
General examination regulations (unofficial reading version) RPO-B
The reading versions are for simplified presentation and contain all amending regulations.
The legally binding, official regulations can be found here.
Mathematics student council
The Mathematics and Physics Student Council
The Student Representative Councils (FSRe) are the student representation of Interests at departmental level, in our case of Mathematics and Physics at Bachelor's and Master's level. We represent the interests and concerns of the students in our subject both internally (students, faculty council, dean's office, lecturers) and externally (public). This means that your fellow students will be waiting for you when you come to the office.
