MSc Mathematical Statistics at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

An MSc (Dissertation) in Mathematical Statistics offers students who have excelled in their undergraduate and honours studies an opportunity for advanced study in Mathematical Statistics. The course prepares students who are keen to learn further statistical techniques to deal with data and undertak The degree also offers students an opportunity to go on to do a PhD in mathematical statistics on completion. Past students graduating from the MSc in Mathematical Statistics Programme have been highly successful in professional practice and a number have progressed to PhD studies in a number of statistics topics like Biostatistics, Reliability, Survival modelling, Statistical modelling, etc.

Faculty: Science | Department: Statistics and Actuarial Science | Duration: 1 -2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The MSc (Dissertation) requires a student to do research (Dissertation) totalling 180 credits. The course duration is a minimum of one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students. Students are required to register and submit a research proposal within three months.

Career pathways

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Application information

Entry requirements

• A Bachelor of Science Honours in a related field with a minimum weighted average of 65%. • A supervisor from the School must be identified and approached prior to application. The school considers all applications to the programme, basing on availability of supervisors and minimum academic requirements. These include an Honours degree in Mathematical Statistics, with the Research component contributing at least 25% of the degree (assessed at University of the Witwatersrand equivalence). The mark requirements are the same as for the MSc (CWRR), but with the additional requirement of a mark of at least 70% for the Statistics Research component of the Honours degree. In addition to the above, MSc applicants are required to include a 4-5 pages proposal of their proposed research.

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

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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