Course details

Summary

Engage in advanced scholarship and contribute your own research to the existing knowledge in your field.

In a research masters you can contribute to the existing knowledge in your field by defining and managing a research project alongside some of New Zealand’s leading scholars.

In a taught masters you can deepen your knowledge in small classes with these leading scholars and complete a smaller research project such as a dissertation.

Statistics

We live in an information age. Computers allow us to collect and store information in previously undreamed of quantities. But raw, undigested data stored on computers are useless until people can make sense of them. Statistics is the art and science of extracting meaning from data, and applies to almost any field. Statisticians design studies, analyse data, make projections and help to make decisions.

Postgraduate study opportunities in Statistics

Postgraduate study in Statistics is an opportunity to design and apply quantitative techniques to your chosen discipline. Staff in the department have technical expertise in:

• linear and non-linear statistical modelling
• statistical computing
• sample survey theory
• statistics education
• Bayesian methods
• medical statistics
• statistical genetics
• non-parametric statistics
• applied probability
• forensic science
• a wide variety of statistical applications to other disciplines.

Statistics and your career

Some training in statistics can help make you more effective in almost any career. A background in Statistics can lead to careers in banks; insurance, finance or market research companies; manufacturing; private consultancy; crown research institutes and health enterprises; local bodies and government agencies such as the New Zealand Treasury, Statistics New Zealand, Research and MAFTech. Successful statisticians often begin in technical roles and end up in management.

Required course of study

120-point (one-year) MA

The 120-point MA requires one year of full-time study, with admission from a BA(Hons) or PGDipArts. It is available as either a research or taught masters.

240-point (two-year) MA

The 240-point MA requires two consecutive years of full-time study, with admission from a BA or approved equivalent qualification. It is available as either a research or taught masters.

Further study options

Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Arts Other Subjects: Ancient History, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Art History, Asian Studies, Chinese, Criminology, Development Studies, Drama, Economics, Education, Employment Relations and Organization Studies, English, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Greek, History, Italian, Japanese, Languages and Literature, Latin, Linguistics, Logic and Computation, 毛利 Studies, Mathematics, Media, Film and Television, Museums and Cultural Heritage, Music, 毛利 Studies, Pacific Studies, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Screen Production, Sociology, Spanish, Translation Studies.

Entry criteria

Admission for 120-point (1 year) programme: applicants must have completed a BA(Hons) or PGDipArts in Statistics with an average grade of B or higher. They must also have passed STATS 210 or STATS 225. Admission for 240-point (2 years) programme: applicants must have completed a BA with a major in Statistics including STATS 210, and at least 90 points above Stage II. They must have an average grade of B or higher in at least 45 points above Stage II in the major.

English language requirements: