StudyQA — Master: Statistics — Stockholm University

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Statistics is an important science and an essential tool in social planning as well as in almost all empirical sciences; examples include research in pharmacology, biology, economy, and psychology. Statistics is also used in industry when developing new products, production planning, and controlling quality of produced items.

The masters programme in statistics gives a general and firm foundation of statistical theory and statistical methods. Originating from this theory and based on the students interests, it is possible for the student to specialise in analyzing problems in some particular area of applications.

The aims of the program are to provide both greater breadth and greater depth in the statistical discipline. After completion of the programme the student is expected either to work with qualified statistical analysis in the private or the public sector or to continue with graduate studies in statistics.Mandatory courses in the programme are Mathematics, Probability theory, Statistical inference, Statistical computations, and Statistical methods.

A number of optional courses and a degree project complete the specialisation. Examples of optional courses include courses in biostatistics, experimental planning, survey sampling, and methods for regression analysis.

Program structure
The programme comprises two years of full time study (120 ECTS credits). These include 45 ECTS credits of
mandatory courses, 45 ECTS credits of optional courses and 30 ECTS credits of a master thesis.

The instruction is given in the form of lectures and tutorials for all the courses. The instruction will be in English
if necessary. As far as possible the students will work independently with exercises.

For all courses and the master thesis the letters A-E denominate a pass, where A is the highest grade. There are
also grades denominating a fail, Fx and F, where Fx is higher than F. In exercise-oriented courses or modules the
grade Pass or Fail can be awarded.

General requirements for Master's programmes:- An academic degree (i.e. a Bachelors degree or the equivalent, at least 180 ECTS.) Stockholm University does accept applicants in their last year of Bachelor's studies. See note below: Previous university records- Proficiency in English, which must be demonstrated in one of the following ways: * IELTS score (Academic) of 6.5 or more (with no section scoring below 5.5) * TOEFL score 20 in written test, total score of 90 (internet based) * TOEFL score 4,5 in written test, total score of 575 (paperbased) * Cambridge/Oxford - Advanced or Proficiency levelTOEFL test scores must be sent directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS), to University Admissions in Sweden (institution code: SWEDEN 3477). English language test exemptions Some students may be exempt from submitting formal test evidence. These are: * Students who have a Bachelor's degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the latest edition of International Handbook of Universities. * Students who have a Bachelor's degree (a Swedish Kandidatexamen or equivalent academic qualifications) with English as the major subject. * Students with a 4-year university degree in Engineering, Science or Technology from India and Pakistan. * Students who have 30 HE credits from a Nordic country and the language of instruction of the course/programme/university is English. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 575 TOEFL iBT® test: 90