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Statistics (MSc) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

The Statistics MSc is a thesis-based programme in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, delivered in person in Halifax, full-time or part-time. Students take part in faculty research projects.

Faculty: Science / Graduate Studies  |  Department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics  |  Duration: 2 years or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Thesis research under a supervisor in areas including statistical inference, state space models, time series analysis, multivariate analysis, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, ecology and evolution, ocean science, environmental statistics, epidemiology, data mining, machine learning and information theory.

Career pathways

Manufacturing, marketing, engineering, public health and technology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Graduate Studies (master's programmes): four-year bachelor's degree from a university of recognized standing with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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