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

The program information below was valid for the fall 2019 term (September 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

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• 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).
  • An interview may be required.
• 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%.
• 5 of the 7 required courses must include:
  • STAT 831 Generalized Linear Models and Applications
  • STAT 850 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
  • STAT 931 Causal Inference and Epidemiological Studies
  • Students must choose 2 of the following courses:
    • STAT 932 Classification and Prediction in High Dimensional Analysis in Health Research
    • STAT 935 Analysis of Survival Data
    • STAT 936 Analysis of Longitudinal Data
• Students must also complete an additional 2 of the following courses:
  • STAT 830 Experimental Design
  • STAT 844 Statistical Learning - Function Estimation
  • STAT 854 Sampling Theory and Practice
  • STAT 932 Classification and Prediction in High Dimensional Analysis in Health Research
  • STAT 935 Analysis of Survival Data
  • STAT 936 Analysis of Longitudinal Data
  • STAT 938 Statistical Consulting
  • STAT 946 Topics in Probability and Statistics
  • STAT 947 Topics in Biostatistics

Link(s) to courses

• Statistics (STAT) courses

Master’s Co-op Project

• 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 aspect of 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 Master's Co-op Project 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.