Semester 1fall
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Generated from Brown University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
A suggested order for the 44 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 12 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.
Semester 1fall
Semester 2spring
Semester 3fall
Semester 4spring
Semester 5fall
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MATH coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MATH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 44 MATH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 52 more MATH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MATH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
ECON 11301 required
ECON 12101 required
ECON 16301 required
Mathematical-economics courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two courses from the mathematical-economics group.
Data-methods course1 required · verify with the official sheet
One course from the data-methods group.
Additional economics courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two additional 1000-level economics courses.
Additional probability/analysis/ODE course1 required · verify with the official sheet
One more from the probability, analysis, or differential-equations lists.
Foundations sequencechoose 1
MATH 0180 & 0520all required
MATH 01801 required
MATH 05201 required
Linear algebra
Linear algebra
Introductory series (one path)
Principles of Economics (ECON 0110)1 required
Principles of Economics (ECON 0110)1 required
Principles of Economics (ECON 0110)1 required
Foundations sequencechoose 1
MATH 0180 & 0520all required
MATH 01801 required
MATH 05201 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MATH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at MATH 1810C
3 courses deep, ending at MATH 1140
3 courses deep, ending at MATH 1220
3 courses deep, ending at MATH 1620
Real Analysis I (MATH 1630)1 required
Real Analysis II (MATH 1640)1 required
Abstract Algebra (MATH 1530)1 required
Four approved math/science/econ courses4 required · verify with the official sheet
Four additional courses in mathematics, science, economics, or applied mathematics — concentration advisor approval required.
Capstone / senior seminar1 required · verify with the official sheet
APMA 1360, an APMA senior seminar, or approved research / independent study.
Ordinary differential equations (APMA 0355)1 required
Partial differential equations (APMA 0365)1 required
Introductory series (one path)choose 1
Four additional electives4 required · verify with the official sheet
Includes 1000/2000-level CSCI, linear algebra, or up to three approved 1000-level courses outside CS — see the concentration handbook.
Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 1210)1 required
Financial Accounting (ECON 0710)1 required
Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 1210)1 required
Industrial Organization (ECON 1420)1 required
Investments I (ECON 1710)1 required
Corporate Finance (ECON 1720)1 required
Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 1210)1 required
Two courses outside Economics2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two courses outside the Economics department addressing implementation/evaluation of public policy.
ENGN 03101 required
ENGN 04101 required
ENGN 05101 required
CHEM 03301 required
APMA 03501 required
Upper-level engineering courses8 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-level ENGN courses forming an accredited track (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, …) plus a capstone.
Advanced science1 required · verify with the official sheet
One advanced science course.
Abstract Algebra1 required
MATH 15301 required
Introductory series (one path)choose 1
All MATH courses in the Brown catalog
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