The department trains teachers of mathematics and computer science on the basis of modern educational and information technologies. Students of the department have the opportunity to study in two directions: Pedagogical Mathematics, Mathematics - Informatics. The training program for the first direction includes such relevant disciplines as Methods of teaching Mathematics, Elementary Mathematics, Practical work on solving mathematical problems, Practical work on solving non-standard problems, Fundamentals of mathematical literacy, History and Methodology of Mathematics. Students study the disciplines of Programming Technology, Programming in Python, Computer Graphics and Animation in the second direction. The department provides teaching of information and communication technologies in English at all faculties of the university.

Graduates can work in schools, lyceums, gymnasiums and colleges; educational institutions of technical and vocational education, in organizations, institutions and services of the industrial and non-industrial sphere, specializing in mathematics and computer science.

The department's research interests are related to the study and application of innovative technologies in mathematics and computer science classes, methods for solving mathematical problems, and programming languages.