The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science offers a Master of Mathematics program in Statistics.
Application Deadlines
All applications should be completed by the deadline dates.
- February 1 of the same year, for Fall term (September) admission
- December 1 of the same year, for Spring term (May) admission
An applicant who has completed a program of studies where the major discipline or prior study is not directly applicable to the field of Statistics, such that the department feels that this constitutes a significant deficiency in the applicant's preparation, may be considered for admission to the Master's program as a transitional student subject to approval of the admissions committee. (See Graduate Studies Calendar - Categories of Admission)
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for students admitted into the MMath Statistics Regular program are as follows:
- a four-year honour's Bachelor's degree with a significant statistics or/and actuarial science component;
- an overall B+ (78%) average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent);
- three letters of reference, normally from academic sources;
- proof of competency in English (if applicable), see Academic Regulations-English Language Proficiency Certification for acceptable tests of English.
Degree Requirements
MMath in Statistics (Regular Program)
The requirements for the MMath degree in Statistics include either a course work with research paper or thesis option as outlined below. A student can select which of these two options to follow after registering.
Course Work Option:
Seven (7) one-term courses with an overall average of at least 70%, satisfactory completion of the graduate skills workshop milestone, and a master's research paper.
The required total of seven one-term courses should include STAT 830 or 835, 850, 854. Exemptions can be made to these required courses at the discretion of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.
Thesis Option:
Four (4) one-term courses (0.50 unit weight) with an overall average of at least 70%, satisfactory completion of the graduate skills workshop, a thesis and oral presentation. The four one-term courses must include STAT 850 and at least two 900-level Statistics courses.
MMath in Statistics (Co-op Option)
Students with a strong interest in applied statistics are encouraged to consider the co-operative option.
Participants gain valuable experience as practicing statisticians through employment in business, industry, government or a research laboratory for a period of eight months (normally, two consecutive work terms). The usual pattern of study and work consists of two academic terms, two work terms, and a final academic term.
The degree requirements are the same as for the regular MMath degree program in Statistics with the course work option. Students must write a report which describes some aspects of the their work term experience. Credit for the Master's Co-op Project can only be obtained by submitting a report to the Department Graduate Office.
An extension of the co-op project report may be submitted in order to satisfy the research paper requirement of the MMath degree.