The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science offers a Master of Mathematics (MMath) program in Statistics.
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 the English Language Proficiency page 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.
Research Paper 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 research paper 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.