The Master of Science in Statistics is an accredited consecutive graduate programme and comprises 120 credit points (ECTS) with a standard period of study of four semesters. The programme is an alliance between the Technische Universität Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Compulsory Area (32 credit points)
The compulsory area is intended to establish a solid mathematical foundation in probability theory and mathematical statistics. The following four courses need to be completed:
- Stochastik I (10 credit points)
- Econometric Methods or Methoden der Statistik (10 credit points)
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis or Multivariate Verfahren (6 credit points)
- Advanced Econometrics or Statistik für Fortgeschrittene (6 credit points)
Specialisation Area (48 credit points)
Two of the seven specialisation areas below must be chosen:
- Statistical Inference
- Econometrics
- Quantitative Methods of Financial Markets
- Survey Statistics
- Applied Microeconometrics and Economic Research
- Statistics in Life Sciences
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Data Science
Please note that only the best 30 credit points are considered in the grading of this area.
Master’s Thesis (30 credit points)
Interdisciplinary Area (10 credit points)
The interdisciplinary area (ÜWP) accounts for general studies aspects such as language courses, Interdisciplinary and professional courses taken abroad, internships and more.
This area is ungraded.