Master of Science in Mathematics - Mathematics Education Option

Welcome to the Master of Science in Mathematics - Mathematics Education Option at Montana State University - Bozeman!

The Department of Mathematical Sciences Montana State University - Bozeman offers programs of graduate study leading to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Statistics and Mathematics, with options in Mathematics Education. A Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Mathematics Education is also offered in conjunction with the Department of Education.

The MSU Master of Science program in Mathematics Education has served teachers in Montana and the Northwest region of the United States for over twenty years. A distance learning component combined with the on-campus summer program now allows the content-based degree to be offered to place-bound mathematics teachers around the nation. Over one hundred teachers have completed the degree since 1991.

The Masters of Science in Mathematics-Mathematics Education Option (MSMME) is designed for middle school, high school, or junior college teachers of mathematics. Its goals include deepening participants’ understanding of school mathematics and pedagogical content knowledge. The program fosters reflective and collaborative approaches to teaching mathematics. A program of study, planned by a committee of advisors, is individually fitted to each student's background and interests.

Montana State University - Bozeman is a comprehensive, land-grant institution with undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts, basic sciences, agriculture, architecture, business, nursing, education and engineering. With its Burn's Telecommunication Center and the support of its Office of Extended Studies, Montana State University has made the commitment to develop and sustain distance learning programs for place-bound teachers and other professionals.

Of MSU's 650 resident faculty members, three-fourths have terminal degrees in their fields and more than two-thirds hold doctorates. Over 11,500 students attend MSU-Bozeman, approximately one-tenth at the graduate level. Montana residents comprise 73% of the student population. The campus is spacious but not sprawling and offers many venues for learning, relaxation and entertainment. Shopping centers, restaurants and theaters are all within walking distance. Bozeman, a city of 30000, lies in the mountains of southwestern Montana and is blessed with the kind of scenery and year-round recreational opportunities that make Montana one of this nation's "last great places." (For more information on Montana.)