FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
STATISTICS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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The Department of Statistics began offering a master′s degree program in
Statistics in the fall term of 2000. Applications for admission into this program
are now being accepted at FIU′s
Office of Admissions. Teaching assistantships are available on a competitive
basis. Applications for assistantships are made directly to the Graduate
Committee of the Department of Statistics PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The
Master of Science in Statistics at Florida International University is
primarily an applied statistics program. It offers a balance of statistical
theory, statistical methodology, and, through electives, an area of
application concentration. The areas of concentration are Biostatistics/Environmetrics and Reliability Analysis/Quality Control.
The program offers a thesis option and a non-thesis option. Regardless of the
concentration or thesis option, the program requires a total of 36 credit
hours as follows: a core of six courses (18 hrs), a concentration area of
four (elective) courses (12 hrs), and either a thesis (6 hrs) or two
additional elective courses (6 hrs) and a comprehensive examination. Click here for information. THE CURRICULUM (36 hrs total) Core Courses (18 hrs) STA 6244 Data Analysis I STA 6247 Data Analysis II STA 6326
Mathematical Statistics I STA 6327
Mathematical Statistics II STA 5206 Design
of Experiments STA 6246
Linear Models Concentration Area (12 hrs) Students
interested in a concentration in Biostatistics/Environmetrics
must select two courses from List A and two track-related electives. At least
one of these electives must be from outside the department. Students
interested in a concentration in Reliability Analysis/Quality Control must
select two courses from List B and two track-related electives. At least one
of these electives must be from outside the department. All elective courses must be approved by the
graduate advisor. List A: Biostatistics/Environmetrics STA 6176 Biostatistics STA 6678 Environmental
Statistics STA 5826 Stochastic Processes
List B: Reliability Analysis/Quality Control STA 5676 Reliability
Engineering STA 5666 Advanced Quality
Control STA 5826 Stochastic Processes List C: Elective Statistics Courses STA 5207 Topics in Design of Experiments STA 5236 Regression Analysis STA 5507 Nonparametric Methods STA 5906 Independent Study STA 6505 Analysis of Categorical Data STA 6746 Multivariate Statistical Analysis STA 6940 Supervised Statistical Consulting Elective Courses from Outside of the Department Elective courses from outside of the department must
be approved by the graduate advisor. Thesis Option (6 hrs): Students
opting to write thesis must enroll in STA 6971 Thesis Research and STA 6972 Master′s Thesis (6 credit hours
total). Non-Thesis Option (6 hrs): Students
who opt not to write a thesis must take two additional elective courses
selected from List C or from outside of the department. These courses must be
approved by the graduate advisor. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Completion of all coursework as follows: a
grade of ′B′ or higher in each
core course, a grade of ′C′ or
higher in each concentration or elective course, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0
or higher in all courses. 2. A candidate who opts to write a thesis must
successfully defend the thesis orally and have the written document approved
by his/her thesis committee. 3. A candidate who chooses the non-thesis option
must take and pass a comprehensive examination. 4. Students must follow all regulations of the University Graduate
School. CONTACT
INFORMATION Florida International University Home Page: http://www.fiu.edu/choice.html Graduate Admissions Office
Home Page: http://www.fiu.edu/gradadm/index_high.html
Address: Telephone: 305-348-2745 Fax: 305-348-6895 Send email
message to Graduate Committee. |