The program information below was valid for the winter 2017 term (January 1, 2017 - April 30, 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.
Students are responsible for reviewing the general information and regulations section of the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
Fields (areas of research)
- Computational Statistics
- Finance
- Industrial Statistics
- Probability
- Statistical Theory and Methods
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Admit term(s)
- Fall
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Delivery mode
- On-campus
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Program type
- Master's
- Research
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Registration option(s)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Study option(s)
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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).
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Application materials
- Résumé
- Supplementary information form
- Transcript(s)
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References
- Number of references: 3
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Type of references:
normally from academic sources.
- English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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Courses
- Students must complete 4 one-term (0.50 unit weight) courses with an overall average of at least 70%.
- The 4 courses must include STAT 850 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing and at least 2 900-level STAT courses.
- Link(s) to courses
- Graduate Skills Workshop
- Master’s Thesis
- Students must complete a thesis and an oral presentation.
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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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
- 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.
