Master of Science in Statistics

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Fact sheet

The Master's

This Master of Statistics programme consists of 120 ECTS points. Programme length is two years, but this may be substantially reduced depending on your prior knowledge and qualifications. This master's programme is organized in collaboration with the Master of Statistics at Hasselt University.

Admission requirements

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Study programme

Subject to approval by the Steering Committee, students may select a number of electives from courses offered in Hasselt. As a statistician, you can pursue a career in academic research, industry, banks, or in government institutions. Depending on your area of specialisation, you will, for instance, design and implement clinical trials in the biomedical sector, coordinate research into new medicines, develop and analyse psychological tests and surveys, perform risk-analyses in the financial sector, manage R&D projects and quality assurance, or develop statistical software. The applications of statistics are very diverse, as are your professional options.

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The Master of Statistics: Quantitative Analysis in the Social Sciences (QASS) is a one-year (60 ECTS) track within the Social, Behavioural and Educational Statistics specialisation of the two-year Master of Statistics programme. The QASS programme is organised by the Leuven Statistics Research Centre (LStat), under the auspices of the Faculty of Science, in co-operation with the Faculty of Social Sciences at KU Leuven. It aims to improve the methodological knowledge of studentes who have acquired a Master's degree in one of the behavioural sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, pedagogy and economics. It also focuses on training students in advanced reasoning in quantitative analysis. More information is available on the Faculty of Social Sciences website.

Assets

Leuven Statistics Research Centre (LStat)

In 2007, LStat grew out of UCS, which was founded in 1988 as an interfaculty institute playing a coordinating role between the various KU Leuven research groups concerned with statistics. Currently, about 25 such groups (across 11 different faculties) are involved in LStat’s activities, which mainly involve teaching, research, and consulting within and outside the university.

Registration fee

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Motivated and talented international students, interested in participating in an international master programme of the Faculty of Science of the KU Leuven are invited to apply for a scholarship.

More information

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If you have other questions, contact:

Leuven Statistics Research Centre (LStat)
Celestijnenlaan 200B
3001 Heverlee
tel. + 32 16 322214
fax. + 32 16 322831
info@lstat.kuleuven.be

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