Masters programs in Math with non-strict math credit requirements

[BamboozledBoi]

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I am a physics Bsc student, but I want to be a mathematician. I will do a masters before a PhD. But most good international Math masters programs won't take me in because I don't have enough math credits. (I can't take extra pure math in my stupid uni). But I am self-studying undergrad pure math.

Can you all please suggest me some math masters programs around the world (preferably low cost or with scholarships) which does not have strict math credit requirements? (for example, where I can prove my knowledge through research experience, LOR, online courses, Scores of various MS maths entrance exams... or anything else at all).

PS: I have done a LOT of searching, but I want to know of programs that I may be ignorant of.

 

[WWGD]

Maybe this
https://academia.stackexchange.com/
Could help?

 

[Choppy]

If you're willing and able to attend a different university for a master's degree, why not switch now and get your bachelor's degree in the program you want and that will qualify you for where you want to go?

I might also be a little wary of graduate programs that accept students who don't require the prerequisite course work that most of the others need. The reason that those prerequisites are there is so that the advanced material can be taught at the advanced level from day one. I'd worry that a program that's accepting students with different backgrounds might be more interested in the money from those students than teaching them effectively. (Not saying this is always the case--just something to be on the lookout for.)

 

[WWGD]

If you're willing and able to attend a different university for a master's degree, why not switch now and get your bachelor's degree in the program you want and that will qualify you for where you want to go?

I might also be a little wary of graduate programs that accept students who don't require the prerequisite course work that most of the others need. The reason that those prerequisites are there is so that the advanced material can be taught at the advanced level from day one. I'd worry that a program that's accepting students with different backgrounds might be more interested in the money from those students than teaching them effectively. (Not saying this is always the case--just something to be on the lookout for.)

Maybe some may allow for a short period of adjustment/transition. Edit: It's done in some Undergraduate programs that teach the likes of Precalculus or College Algebra, which are really high-school level Math.

 

[CrysPhys]

In a previous thread, you wrote:

I am a 2nd year BSc Physics student in India. But due to a change of interests, I now want to become a mathematician. I wish to do my PhD in the TOP programs in the world. (I want an inspiring environment full of people more capable than me.)

Now in this thread, you write:

I am a physics Bsc student, but I want to be a mathematician. I will do a masters before a PhD. But most good international Math masters programs won't take me in because I don't have enough math credits. (I can't take extra pure math in my stupid uni). But I am self-studying undergrad pure math.

Can you all please suggest me some math masters programs around the world (preferably low cost or with scholarships) which does not have strict math credit requirements? (for example, where I can prove my knowledge through research experience, LOR, online courses, Scores of various MS maths entrance exams... or anything else at all).

<<Emphasis original.>> Time to hit the reset button. If your express goal is a top math PhD program, you will need a strong performance in a strong math masters program. There's a logical reason that "most good international Math masters programs" want a strong undergrad math program, correct? So you somehow want to circumvent all this. But assuming you do find some such program, when you apply for a top PhD program, you will be competing with applicants with strong undergrad math programs and strong masters math programs AND who have research experience, strong LORs, and top exam scores.

 

[Muu9]

Open university? Maybe also ask you question in the career and education thread at reddit.com/r/math