The department s emphasis on oral and written presentations serves pre-service teachers especially well. Projects, use of technology, and cooperative learning are incorporated in many classes, providing a setting for students to learn by the methods they will be expected to use as teachers. Students in Elementary Education who choose a mathematics concentration complete a 33 credit major which includes Calculus, Geometry, Probability and Statistics and the Senior Seminar. At Manhattan College, recent graduates have also had success in winning fellowships for graduate study in mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and operations research. Graduates benefit from the strong alumni network of recruiters.
Graduates find work in business, finance, and computing.
They enter management training programs. Graduates enroll in law school, obtain fellowships for further study in Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Pure Mathematics. Opportunities in mathematics education are excellent as well. The Computer Science degree, which is offered out of the School of Science, combines the breadth of a liberal arts education with depth in all aspects of computer science. Computer Science majors may opt to earn a minor in mathematics.