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For the student in core mathematics, the critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills that are inherent to mathematical studies help develop the student’s ability to ably respond to the demands of today’s workplace and to address practical, personal, and social issues of a quantitative nature. For the student in higher mathematics courses, the conceptual understanding and superior problem-solving skills are preparatory for advanced studies in mathematics, engineering or the sciences, for enjoyment of abstract thought, and for employment in math-related positions in the workforce. Links or interrelationships between mathematics and faith, intentionally removed from the discipline of mathematics by modern scientists who thought to make mathematics a purer discipline by making it independent of religion and culture, are reinstated in Belhaven coursework. The student is encouraged to see faith and mathematics not as separate and distinct entities but as unified in God’s truth.
Belhaven College offers the following options in mathematics:
1) A mathematics major: a traditional mathematics major leading to either a B.S. degree in Mathematics or a B.A. degree in Mathematics.
2) A teaching option: a mathematics major paired with a secondary education minor which leads to state certification for teaching mathematics in grades 7 – 12.
3) A pre-engineering option: a mathematics curriculum paired with core coursework in partial fulfillment of the requirements to earn a degree in engineering from a college of engineering.
4) A mathematics minor option: a mathematics curriculum which can augment another major to enhance analytical skills and open further employment opportunities.
