Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Statistics - Co-operative Program

The program information below was valid for the fall 2017 term (September 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1). Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.

• Admit term(s) 
  • Fall
• Delivery mode 
  • On-campus
• Program type 
  • Co-operative
  • Master's
  • Research
• Registration option(s) 
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
• Study option(s) 
  • Master's Research Paper

• Minimum requirements 
  • A four-year Honours Bachelor degree with a significant statistics and/or actuarial science component.
  • An overall 78% average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent).
• Application materials 
  • Résumé
  • Supplementary information form
  • Transcript(s)
• References 
  • Number of references:  3
  • Type of references: 

    normally from academic sources.

• English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)

Master's Research Paper option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Students must complete 7 one-term (0.50 unit weight) courses with an overall average of at least 70%.
• 3 of the 7 required courses should include:
  • STAT 830 Experimental Design or STAT 835 Statistical Methods for Process Improvement
  • STAT 850 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
  • STAT 854 Sampling Theory and Practice
• Exemptions can be made to these required courses at the discretion of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.

Link(s) to courses

• Statistics (STAT) courses

Graduate Studies Work Report

• 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.
• Students must write a report which describes some aspects of their work term experience. Credit for the Graduate Studies Work Report can only be obtained by submitting a report to the Department Graduate Office.
• An extension of the Graduate Studies Work Report may be submitted in order to satisfy the research paper requirement of the MMath degree.

Graduate Skills Workshop

Master’s Research Paper

• Students must complete a research paper that will be given a numeric grade which appears on the transcript beside the milestone.