丁香园AV

Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

The master of science (MSc) program offers a wide range of statistical techniques and provides experience in practical statistics application. It teaches statistical expertise for careers in either theoretical or applied statistics.

Students with a good undergraduate background in statistics will normally complete the course work shown below in four terms. The project, including the defence, is expected to require two terms or less. Students with backgrounds in other disciplines, or with an inadequate background in statistics, may be required to complete certain undergraduate courses in the department in addition to the requirements shown below.

丁香园AV Requirements

See the Graduate General Regulations for admission requirements.

Applicants whose first language is not English normally submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language results.

Applicants with degrees in areas other than statistics are encouraged to apply provided they have some formal training in statistical theory and practice.

Program Requirements

Students complete at least 30 units in statistics and related fields beyond those that were completed for the bachelor鈥檚 degree. Of these 30, at least 24 will be graduate courses or seminars, and the remaining six are chosen from graduate courses or those 400 division undergraduate courses which may be completed for credit for the BSc in statistics. Normally these courses will include

• STAT 801-4 Statistics
• STAT 811-2 Statistical Consulting I
• STAT 812-2 Statistical Consulting II

and at least four of

• STAT 802-4 Multivariate Analysis
• STAT 804-4 Time Series Analysis
• STAT 805-4 Non-Parametric Statistics and Discrete Data Analysis
• STAT 806-4 Lifetime Data Analysis
• STAT 870-4 Applied Probability Models
• STAT 890-4 Statistics: Selected Topics
• STAT 891-2 Seminar

Project

As well, students must submit and successfully defend a project based on some problem of statistical analysis, as outlined in the Graduate General Regulations. This problem will often arise out of the statistical consulting service.

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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