One of our
students did this and he highly recommends it as both a mathematical and a
life experience.
Careers
There are many sources of
information about potential careers for students majoring in mathematics.
Here are a few such sources.
·The HU Career
Development Office can assist you with information, help on resume
writing, interviewing techniques, and much more.
·HU alumni are very helpful here. You should contact your
advisor, or others in the department, or the Alumni office for more
information.
·There are several booklets (and a video) published by the
Mathematical
Association of America or by the
American Mathematics Society dealing with careers. Most of the books
consist of brief (1 – 2 page) biographies of persons who were undergraduate
mathematics majors, focusing on what sort of careers they have. The variety
of careers may surprise you! These resources are on reserve in the library
under Dr. Jones’ name.
·The student journal Math Horizons, published
by the Mathematical Association of America generally has several articles
per year dealing with career information. The Library has past issues of
this journal.
·The Mathematical Association of America’s web page (www.maa.org)
has links to undergraduate opportunities, which include career ideas.
·If you are interested in actuarial science, there are several
additional resources for you to use.
oBegin by visiting the web site of the Society of Actuaries (www.soa.org
). This will give you a lot of career information, as well as information
about the tests required to become a full actuary.
oYou should make it a priority to get a (summer) internship
with an insurance company as an actuarial student.
·If you are planning to teach mathematics, please see this
link, which outlines our program and process in some detail.
