UNSW Handbook Program - Statistics

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Statistics - 8750

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Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC Per Session: 3
	Max UOC Per Session: 27
	Min UOC For Award: 72
	Award(s):
	Master of Statistics

Program Description

The Master of Statistics Program covers a wide range of statistical theory and practice and provides advanced training for practising statisticians. The program may be completed in three sessions of full-time or three years of part-time study, and is available to graduates with a Pass degree in Statistics or an Honours degree in a related field (commonly Mathematics) with supporting studies in Statistics. Honours graduates in Statistics may be exempted from up to 30 UOC.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of Mathematics for information.

Program Structure

The academic requirement for the degree is 72 UOC. Unless otherwise noted all courses listed below are 6 UOC each, while courses offered by other schools may vary in value. A project worth 12 UOC is a compulsory component of the program.

Each candidate's program of study must be approved by the Head of the School.

Compulsory Courses (offered every year)

MATH5835 Stochastic Processes (6 UOC)
MATH5905 Statistical Inference (6 UOC)
MATH5925 Project (12 UOC)
MATH5935 Statistical Consultancy (6 UOC)

Elective Courses (offered every second year)

MATH5806 Applied Regression Analysis (6 UOC)
MATH5815 Experimental Design 1 (6 UOC)
MATH5816 Maths of Security Markets 2 (6 UOC)
MATH5826 Stat Methods in Epidemiology (6 UOC)
MATH5836 Data Mining (6 UOC)
MATH5845 Time Series (6 UOC)
MATH5855 Multivariate Analysis 1 (6 UOC)
MATH5875 Sample Survey Design (6 UOC)
MATH5885 Longitudinal Data Analysis (6 UOC)
MATH5895 Nonparametric Statistics (6 UOC)
MATH5915 Medical Statistics ( UOC)
MATH5945 Categorical Data Analysis (6 UOC)
MATH5965 Maths of Security Markets 1 (6 UOC)
MATH5995 Financial Statistics (6 UOC)

Up to 24 UOC may be taken in graduate courses offered by other Departments or Schools within the University, subject to the approval of the Head of School.

Note: MATH5816 has a prerequisite, MATH5965

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the School office for more information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

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