Fields of study

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What captures your imagination? What are you passionate about?

At À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, you'll have the opportunity to pursue a broad range of areas and ideas in math and computer science – from foundational theory to applied research and commercial solutions. Plus, inter-disciplinary research is important at University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ. Our people look for connections between subjects, departments and schools and industry, opening the doors to new methods and discovery.

Not sure where to start? Explore and find a researcher working in your desired area of study.

For an overview of our academic units’ Ontario Council on Graduate Studies-approved fields of study, visit our departmental and school web pages:

Applied Mathematics

  • Control Theory
  • Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Quantum Information
  • Scientific Computation

  • Algorithms and Complexity
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioinformatics
  • Databases and Text Management
  • Graphics and Human/Computer Interfaces
  • Networks and Distributed Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Quantum Information
  • Software Engineering
  • Symbolic Computation

Combinatorics & Optimization

  • Algebraic Combinatorics
  • Continuous Optimization
  • Cryptography
  • Discrete Optimization
  • Graph Theory
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Information

Pure Mathematics

  • Algebra and Logic
  • Analysis
  • Geometry and Topology
  • Number Theory

Statistics and Actuarial Science

  • Actuarial Science
  • Biostatistics
  • Finance (master's level only)
  • Scientific and Statistical Computing
  • Statistics