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The programme of studies for MSc in Statistics, as part of the masters' degree offerings by the Department of Statistics and Operations Research (OR) has been designed as a continuation in advanced studies in Probability, Statistics and OR. The MSc course ranges widely over a large number of advanced topics in the main areas. The structure of the course centres around a dissertation in which theory and application come together in a logically coherent manner, complementing one another in the process of mastering a repertoire of mathematical, computational and statistical techniques. We also accept dissertations which are of a more theoretical bent provided the level of the mathematics involved is of a sufficient level. Once a plan for dissertation has been formulated, three supporting study units are selected to help the student acquire the techniques and theoretical underpinnings of relevant areas at a sufficiently deep level.
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Semester 2   (February 2024 - June 2024) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)Students are required to choose ONE of the following study-units: | |||||
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SOR5100* | Dissertation in Statistics and Operations Research - Probability | 60 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5200* | Dissertation in Statistics and Operations Research - Statistics | 60 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5300* | Dissertation in Statistics and Operations Research - Operations Research | 60 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5400* | Dissertation in Statistics and Operations Research - Financial and Actuarial Mathematics | 60 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose THREE of the following study-units: | |||||
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SOR5122 | Stochastic Processes 3 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5211 | Multivariate Analysis 2 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5221 | Sampling 2 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5242 | Time Series 3 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5262 | Structural Equation Modeling | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5263 | Latent Variables: Measurement and Analysis | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5272 | Generalized Latent Variable Modeling | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5273 | Multi-Level Models | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5291 | Topics in Statistical Learning | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5312 | Stochastic Programming 2 | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5322 | Topics in Stochastic Optimal Control | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5411 | Topics in Risk Theory | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5501 | Computationally Intensive Methods | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5511 | Topics in Numerical Analysis | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR5521 | Topics in Topological Vector Spaces and Functional Analysis | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
* Work on the dissertation is expected to start in Semester 2 of academic year 2023-24 (February 2024) and continues up to the end of Semester 1 of academic year 2025-26 (January 2026).   |
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and Bye-Laws for the degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Science.