Biostatistics - Master of Math (MMath) at University of Waterloo

Programme overview

Learn to develop and apply statistical methods to solve problems arising in health, biology and the environment. When you graduate, you will have opportunities for employment in pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, regional or national centres for health research, academic centres, and public health agencies. The program gives you the flexibility to begin in the research paper option and transfer into the thesis option after the first term.

Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics | Department: Statistics and Actuarial Science | Duration: 16 months (full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (September - December); application deadlines: January 6 (for admission in September) | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Research fields: Biostatistics, Computational Statistics, Probability, Statistical Theory and Methods. Study option(s): Master's Research Paper.

Career pathways

When you graduate, you will have opportunities for employment in pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, regional or national centres for health research, academic centres, and public health agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A four-year honours bachelor degree with a significant statistics and/or actuarial science component. Note: graduates of other quantitative and mathematically oriented programs are also encouraged to apply; this includes, but is not restricted to, graduates of commerce, economics, engineering, finance, and any of the physical sciences. The department graduate committee will determine the suitability of each student’s background for success in this program. An overall 78% average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent). An interview may be required.

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.

Terms run fall (September to December), winter (January to April) and spring (May to August). Programmes are currently accepting applications for fall 2027; intake terms vary by programme.

Graduate applications are made online through the Graduate Studies Application and the non-refundable application fee is $150 CAD per program, paid in the applicant portal. Deadlines are set by each programme (for example MDSAI part-time: fall January 15, winter July 1). Apply two to four weeks ahead of the programme deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.apply.uwaterloo.ca/apply/

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