<p>[b@r!um] I don’t know about Germany, but, in addition to the General Institute Requirements (Calc I and II, Diff Eq, and a lower-level elective, normally Linear Algebra), the undergraduate [Theoretical Math option](<a href=“http://www-math.mit.edu/academics/undergrad/major/course18/theoretical.html”>http://www-math.mit.edu/academics/undergrad/major/course18/theoretical.html</a>) at MIT requires only two semesters of Analysis, two semesters of Algebra, one semester of Topology, one senior seminar, and two upper-level electives. That is undoubtedly far less than what would be covered in Oxford’s 4-year MMath course, or Cambridge’s Maths Tripos.</p>
<p>Frankly, I believe there are a few majors where undergraduate education in the US compares favorably to that in Europe. Economics and maybe engineering are examples that come to mind. Undergraduate Math degrees in the U.S are however notoriously less advanced when compared to their European counterparts, be it in the UK, France, or probably Germany. </p>
<p>Keep also in mind that the standard for Math education in Germany is not the 3-year Bologna bachelor’s, but rather the old 5-year Diplom, which most university students still take anyway, just re-named as a “Master’s” degree.</p>