Through MFA, you will cultivate skills in various areas of mathematics to tackle complex phenomena found in fields such as finance, biology, and physics and specialize in one of three specific mathematical fields: Algebra and Geometry, Analysis-Scientific Computation or Probability-Statistics. Through this specialization, you will develop a solid understanding of your chosen area and gain in-depth knowledge and expertise.
By focusing on a specific mathematical field, you will be able to explore advanced topics and applications related to your research interests. With approval of your coordinator, you may also create a customized program comprising one specialization along with courses in for instance, PDEs/or stochastic processes. During your studies, you will have the option to do a 3-month research internship or pursue a thesis.
Thematic Blocks
Algebra-Geometry
Analysis
Probability and Statistics
Program Information
- Dates
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2027-28 Application Period May 2027 - July 2027 2026-27 Course Dates September 11th, 2026 - mid July 2027 Internship Period March - June (TBC) - Semester 1
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Algebra Block
Subject Value Riemann Surfaces / Algebraic Geometry 6 ECTS Analysis and Tools for PDE 6 ECTS Advanced Geometry 6 ECTS Analysis Block
Subject Value Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations 6 ECTS Functional Analysis 6 ECTS Analysis and Tools for PDE 6 ECTS - Semester 2
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Algebra Block
Subject Value Analysis on Manifolds 6 ECTS Dynamical Systems 6 ECTS Analysis Block
Subject Value Advanced methods for numerical Analysis 6 ECTS Advanced PDE 6 ECTS
- Course Schedule 2026/2027
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Unless otherwise specified, all courses are in salle 1 in Dieudonné 1 and that will remain your regular classroom until the end of the year for the Algebra and the Analysis blocks.
Thursdays mornings are kept free for EUR Spectrum minors.- First Trimester
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Welcome meeting: Friday September 11th, 2026 at 2pm in salle 1.The first trimester starts September 14th through November 2026, with exams in the week from November 30 to December 4.
The 2nd trimester starts the week of December 7, 2026 through February 2027, with exams to be scheduled on the week of March 1, 2027.
Masters thesis: The students will have found their subject and director by January 2027. Starting with March 2027 the students will work on their mémoire (=masters thesis), and the first defences are mid-June 2027, and can be until September 2027, depending on the future plans of the students.
Algebra Block
Mondays 14:00-16:00 Riemann surfaces/Algebraic Geometry SMUFA 301 Michele Ancona
Tuesdays 14:00-16:00 : Analysis and Tools for PDE SMUFA 304 Rémy Rodiac
Wednesdays 14:00-16:00: Analysis and Tools for PDE SMUFA 304 Rémy Rodiac
Wednesdays 8:30-12:30 : Advanced Geometry SMUFA 310 Khazhgali Khozhasov
Fridays 10:30-12:30 : Riemann surfaces/Algebraic Geometry SMUFA 301 Michele Ancona
Analysis Block
Mondays 10:30-12:30: Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations SMUFA 305-Sebastian Minjeaud
Tuesdays 8:30-12:30: Functional Analysis SMUFA 303-Isabelle Tristani
Tuesdays 14:00-16:00 : Analysis and Tools for PDE SMUFA 304 -Rémy Rodiac
Wednesdays 14:00-16:00: Analysis and Tools for PDE SMUFA 304 – Rémy Rodiac
Fridays 14:00-16:00: Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations SMUFA 305-Sebastian Minjeaud
- Second trimester
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Algebra Block
Mondays 10:15-12:15: Analysis on Manifolds SMUFA 309 Ursula Ludwig
Tuesdays 8:00-10:00: Analysis on Manifolds SMUFA 309 Ursula Ludwig
Wednesdays 14:00-16:00 Dynamical Systems SMUFA 300 : Emmanuel Militon
Fridays 14:00-16:00: Dynamical Systems SMUFA 300 : Emmanuel Militon
Analysis Block
Mondays 13:00-16:00: Advanced methods for numerical Analysis SMUFA 312-Stella Krell
Tuesdays 10:00-13:00: Advanced methods for numerical Analysis SMUFA 312-Stella Krell
Wednesdays 10:00-12:00: Advanced PDE SMUFA 311-Thierry Goudon
Fridays 10:30-12:30: Advanced PDE SMUFA 311-Thierry Goudon
- Probability and Statistics Block
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First trimester:
Common to All StudentsStochastic Calculus and Applications, Rémi Catellier, Room 2 (Dieudonné)
Tuesday 08:30-12:30 (Sep. 14 —Dec. 8)
Tuesday Sep. 15, Sep. 22, Sep. 29, 13:00-16:00
see Google agenda
Probabilistic Computational Methods, Etienne Tanré, Room 2 (Dieudonné)
Tuesday 13:00-16:00 (Oct. 6 — Dec. 15)
see Google agenda
Additional for PS and Mathmods StudentsIntroduction to generative AI, Marco Corneli, Stéphane Descombes & Samuel Vaiter
Wednesday 09:00-12:00 (Sep. 14—Nov. 25)
see Google agenda
Geometric Statistics, Khazghali Kozhasov
Monday 08:30-12:30 (Sep. 15—Nov. 16)
except Monday Oct. 12 —> Friday Oct. 16 14:00—18:00
Additional for InterMathsIntroduction to Neuroscience
Wednesday Sept 16 14:00—17:00, Raphael Fargier, Room 383 Lucioles
Wednesday Sept 23 14:00—17:00, Raphael Fargier, Room 383 Lucioles
Thursday Sept 24 10:00—13:00, Ingrid Bethus, Room 383 Lucioles
Thursday Oct 1st 10:00—13:00, Ingrid Bethus, Room 383 Lucioles
DeepL (as part of Artificial Networks), Pierre-Alexandre Mattei and Rémi Sun, Room 383 Lucioles
Wesdneday afternoon, to be confirmed, starting from October
Models in Neurocognition, Patricia Reynaud &Etienne Tanré, Room 383 Lucioles
Monday morning, to be confirmed, starting from November
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Paule Pousinha, Room 383 Lucioles
Monday/wednesday afternoon, to be confirmed, starting from November
Second trimester
Common to All StudentsAdvanced stochastic (including stochastic for large networks), François Delarue, Dieudonné
Additional for PS and Mathmods Students
Statistical learning from and on Graphs, Marco Corneli, Dieudonné
Fundamentals in Machine Learning, Yassine Laguel, Dieudonné