科学计算集中强调计算在物理科学，生命科学，工程学，商业和社会科学中的应用。与应用数学专业相比，学生将接受有关计算技术和技术使用方面的培训，相应地，他们对形式数学方法的重视程度将降低。每位科学计算专业的学生都必须将计算培训应用于特定科学学科中的问题。在各个浓度下都侧重于数值分析，计算方法，概率和统计的硕士学位课程，是为工业或政府部门就业的良好准备。
The interdisciplinary program in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation (AMSC) offers graduate study leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with concentrations in applied mathematics, applied statistics, and scientific computation. It also offers a Certificate in Scientific Computation to graduate students enrolled in other university Ph.D. programs. The faculty is drawn from departments throughout the university. Possible areas of application include the physical, chemical, biological, and social sciences, and engineering. The program receives substantial support from the Department of Mathematics (MATH), the Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling (CSCAMM), and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST). AMSC offers a spectrum of courses at the forefront of computation and applications, as well as state-of-the-art computational, visualization and networking facilities.<br><br>The Concentration in Scientific Computation emphasizes the application of computation to the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, business, and social sciences. Students will receive training in the use of computational techniques and technology with correspondingly less emphasis on formal mathematical methods in comparison to the Concentration in Applied Mathematics. Every Scientific Computation student is required to apply the training in computation to a problem in a specific scientific discipline.