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Academic Programs: Ph.D. Program
Ph. D. in Applied Statistics
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Overview
Admission Requirements
Coursework
Qualifying Examinations
Additional Information
Overview
The program for a Ph.D. in Applied Statistics emphasizes both the theory of statistics and its application to special fields of interest. In addition to courses in statistics, a student would take courses in a substantive field from which a thesis problem requiring a statistical approach should arise. The substantive field may be chosen from areas such as biology, economics, political science, psychology or administration. Specialties might include, for example, population genetics, biological control, hydrology, epidemiology, geology, discrimination in learning, or scales and measurements.
Admission Requirements
Students entering the Ph.D. program in Applied Statistics usually will have completed a Master's Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or some other quantitatively based discipline. In some instance, students with M.S. degrees in other fields will be admitted to the program, but such cases, remedial course work in Statistics, Computer Science, or Mathematics will probably be required. Students also have to meet the general requirements of the Graduate Division:
Coursework
Courses to be taken will be in Statistics and the substantive field appropriate to the student's interest. Students without the courses prescribed by the M.S. in Statistics or their equivalent will be required to take them as soon as possible. Students in the Ph.D. program in Applied Statistics are required to complete coursework in statistics in greater depth than that required for the M.S.
Basic Requirements
- Courses prescribed by the M.S. in Statistics
- Knowledge of at least one computer language and use of statistical computer packages OR Stat 157
- Teaching practice is required. Students will assist with laboratory sections of undergraduate Statistics courses (or individual tutorial work) for at least 3 quarters.
- No foreign language is required
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Specific Courses
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Qualifying Examinations
Before advancement to candidacy, students must demonstrate proficiency on a qualifying examination which is normally taken after two years of course work and seminars. The dissertation will be pertinent to a problem area specified by the candidate's substantive field and will be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Graduate Division. The normative time to the Ph.D. degree is 15 quarters.
Additional Information
The Graduate Division or the faculty and staff of the Department of Statistics can provide additional information for students interested in the Ph.D. in Applied Statistics.
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