Postgraduate Courses
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Master of Statistics

Testamur Title of Degree:

Master of Statistics

Abbreviation:

MStat

My University:

Statistics

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

48

Delivery Mode:

On campus (Face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

575

CRICOS Code:

016121D

Overview

This program is designed to upgrade statistical skills, and to educate the candidate to undertake advanced statistical work in industry, commerce or government, including the ability to communicate effectively with the users of their statistical skills.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Entry to the program requires a degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree with a major in Statistics (or a Graduate Diploma in Statistics), or equivalent. Applicants with a tertiary qualification containing a minimum of two years of statistics may be considered.

Course Requirements

The degree will normally occupy two (2) sessions of full-time study or four (4) sessions of part-time study, and requires satisfactory completion of at least 48 credit points, as set out in the following course program.

The registration of a candidate will be subject to termination if that candidate fails subjects to the total value of 18 or more credit points.

Each candidate shall have a supervisor appointed on the recommendation of the Head of Postgraduate Studies.

Course Program

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

STAT990

Minor Project

Autumn/Spring

6

or, with the approval of the Head of Postgraduate Studies, candidates may replace STAT990 with:

STAT991

Project

Annual

12

Electives

Plus at least 42 credit points (or 36 credit points if STAT991 is undertaken) chosen from the following list, as approved by the Head of Postgraduate Studies:

STAT901

Modern Inference

n/o 2013

6

STAT902

Advanced Data Analysis

Autumn

6

STAT903

Survey Design and Analysis

Spring

6

STAT904

Statistical Consulting

Autumn

6

STAT905

Time Series

n/o 2013

6

STAT906

Experimental Design

Spring

6

STAT920

Stochastic Methods in Finance

Autumn

6

STAT971

Preliminary Topics in Statistics A

Autumn

6

STAT972

Preliminary Topics in Statistics B

Autumn/Spring

6

STAT981

Advanced Topics in Statistics A

Autumn

6

STAT982

Advanced Topics in Statistics B

Spring

6

STAT983

Advanced Topics in Statistics C

n/o 2013

6

MATH907

Research Methods

Autumn

6

Or any other 900-level subjects offered in the discipline, as approved by the Head of Postgraduate Studies.

Note: The content of the subjects STAT971, STAT972, STAT980, STAT981 and STAT982 may vary each year. A list of topics that will be covered within the above subjects in a particular year will be available on the subject database. These topics include those offered by UOW staff, those from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Summer and Winter graduate schools and classes available remotely, via the access grid room.

In exceptional circumstances and subject to approval by the Head of Postgraduate Studies, up to two 6 credit point subjects may be replaced by other 900-level subjects of the same or greater value.

Other Information

Students who satisfactorily complete the Master of Statistics degree are eligible to apply for entry to the Masters of Science - Research (Statistics).

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_enquiries@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 31 October, 2012