Overview

In this tradition, the Department of Applied Mathematics offers its graduate students opportunities for study in the areas of Control Theory and Dynamical Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Mathematical Medicine and Biology, Mathematical Physics, and Scientific Computation. Our students' research projects involve cutting-edge applications of mathematical theory in a broad range of fundamental and applied sciences. These applications include, for instance, cancer therapy optimization, control of shape memory alloys, fractal image processing, quantum computing, and the study of climate variability, inflationary cosmology, and nanotechnology.

Key facts:

The Department of Applied Mathematics at University of Waterloo is one of five units that comprise the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, which was ranked 20th worldwide in the 2015 QS University Rankings for mathematics. Graduate students in the department benefit from our close links with the Faculties of Science and Engineering, the Centre for Mathematical Medicine, the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, the Institute for Quantum Computing, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, the Water Institute, and the Centre for Computational Mathematics in Industry and Commerce.

Accreditation

Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, University of Waterloo (UW) is a large (enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Waterloo (UW) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as undergraduate certificates/diplomas, bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study.

International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. UW also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sport facilities and/or activities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.

Programme Structure

Graduate research fields

Control and Dynamical Systems

Fluid Mechanics

Mathematical and Medicine Biology

Mathematical Physics

Scientific Computation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-05-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

PTE Academic

63

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90

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

PTE Academic

63

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum grade point average: 78% or its equivalent
It is absolutely essential that the application for admission into the program contain evidence of potential for performing original research. This should be provided by successful completion of a Master's thesis in a mathematics-related discipline.
In some circumstances a student enrolled in the MMath program (thesis) in Applied Mathematics may transfer to the PhD program without completing their MMath program

Tuition Fee

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International

14792 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7396 CAD per semester during 48 months.
National

4508 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2254 CAD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Waterloo

810 - 1447 CAD /month

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