Today's careers require advanced degrees grounded in real-world experience. RIT's Combined Accelerated Pathways enable you to earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years of study. You'll earn two degrees while gaining the valuable, hands-on experience that comes from co-ops, internships, research, study abroad, and more. The computational mathematics major combines the beauty and logic of mathematics with the application of today's fastest and most powerful computers. The major uses computers as problem-solving tools to come up with mathematical solutions to real-world problems in engineering, operations research, economics, business and other areas of science. The skills you learn can be applied to everyday life, from computing security and telecommunication networking to routes for school buses and delivery companies. The computational mathematics major gives you a solid foundation in both mathematics and computational methods that you need to be successful in the field or in graduate school. Computational mathematics prepares you for a mathematical career that incorporates extensive computer science skills. In this major, much emphasis is given to the use of the computer as a tool to solve mathematically modeled physical problems. Students often pursue positions as mathematical analysts, scientific programmers, software engineers, or systems analysts. Job opportunities in private industry and government abound in this field.