📖Program Curriculum
The (CWRR) requires a student to complete courses totalling 90 credits, as well as a research report with 90 credits. Total credits 180.
A mark of at least 50% is required in order to obtain credit for a course.
The course duration is a minimum of one for full-time students and two for part-time students.
Students are required to register for each of the courses selected. Details of compulsory and elective courses are given at registration; courses can be amended within the first 2 weeks of the semester, without fee implications.
All (CWRR) students are expected to start working on their research report during the first of registration and submit their research proposal in the first three months. They are charged supervision fee in both of registration for part-time students and full-time students.
Course
NQF credits
Semester offered
MSc
COMPULSORY
Research Report: Mathematical Statistics*
90
1
STAT7012A
Data Mining Theory & Application *
30
1
STAT7038A
Short Courses
Advanced Sampling
15
2
STAT7030A
Extreme Value Theory
15
2
STAT7033A
Operations Research
15
1
STAT7035A
Point Processes#
15
2
STAT7036A
Reliability & Maintenance Theory
15
2
STAT7004A
Spatial Statistics
15
2
STAT7006A
Stochastic Processes with Applications in Finance
15
1
STAT7037A
Advanced Non-parametric Statistics#
15
1
STAT7003A
* May be offered (please check with co-ordinator)
At least one of the courses marked with an * must be included in the curriculum. Note that not all courses will be on offer in a particular, depending on the demand. # May not be offered.
By special permission, appropriate short courses may also be taken from other Mathematical Sciences Schools or from the School of Economic and Business Science, in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management.
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