Applied Statistics and Data Science

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Program Requirements

Students are required to complete 36 credit hours distributed as follows: 

 

1. Core Courses: (17 credit hours)

Course No.

Course Title

Prerequisite(s)

ASDS6291

Monitoring and Evaluation

ASDS6301

ASDS6301

Introductory Applied Statistics

 

ASDS6302

Statistical Inference

ASDS6301

ASDS6311

Survey and Research Design

 

ASDS6321

Applied Sample Design 

ASDS6301

ASDS6331

Regression Analysis I

 

 

2. Elective Courses: (13 credit hours)

Course No.

Course Title

Prerequisite(s)

ASDS6261

Regression Analysis II

ASDS6331

ASDS6271

Small Area Estimation

ASDS6331

ASDS6341

Applied Non-Parametric Statistics

 

ASDS6351

Multivariate Analysis

ASDS6331

ASDS6381

Time Series Analysis

ASDS6331

ASDS7211

Demographic Statistics

 

ASDS7221

Economic and Social Statistics

 

ASDS7231

Health Statistics

 

ASDS7251

Actuarial Science

ASDS6301

ASDS7261

Data Visualization

 

ASDS7291

Data Mining

ASDS6331

ASDS7381

Special Topic

Program Committee Approval

 

3. Track “A” or Track “B”: 6 Credit Hours; Thesis or two Seminars 

 

Course No. 

Course Title

Prerequisite(s)

Track A

ASDS860

Thesis

Complete no less than 18 credit hours from the program, including ASDS6311 and Program Committee Approval

Track B

ASDS830

Seminar 1

Complete no less than 18 credit hours from the program, including ASDS6311 and Program Committee Approval

ASDS831

Seminar 2

ASDS830

Qualified applicants must fulfill the following requirements: 

  1. The first university degree in any of the following fields: the natural sciences, statistics, mathematics, computer science, health or medical sciences, engineering, agriculture, or any of the social sciences that deal with quantitative data such as sociology, economics, business administration, finance, public administration, education, psychology, and demography. 
  2. The Program Committee may require admitted students to take up to 6 credit hours of remedial courses in mathematics and statistics (MATH2351, STAT2311, and STAT2361).  These courses will not count towards the fulfillment of the required credit hours in the program. 
  3. The Program Committee may require personal interviews with applicants.