Masters in Statistics and Data Science

Masters in Statistics and Data Science

Entry Requirements:

An honours degree in Statistics or a four-year Bachelor's degree equivalent to the UCT honours degree in Statistical Sciences with a mark of at least 65% in the 4th year of study at the first attempt.

Prescribed curriculum

The curriculum comprises of three compulsory core courses, elective courses and a minor dissertation.

Compulsory courses

Students will choose elective courses to bring the total number of coursework credits to a minimum of 90 NQF credits.  Students may choose to take electives from other departments with prior approval of the Programme Convener.

Elective courses:

The minor dissertation component of 90 NQF credits is a research project based on a selected research topic.

 Minor Dissertation:

Progression Rules:

Students are required to pass modules adding up to 90 credits to qualify for the coursework component of the degree.  All core courses must be passed.  Students are allowed to repeat a failed module once.  Students should pass at least 3 modules in their first year of registration to be allowed to continue with the degree.  Students may not progress to elective modules unless they have passed at least 4 modules to be allowed to continue with the degree. Students may take a maximum of three years to complete their coursework requirements.  Students may register for the dissertation components of the degree if they have passed 3 modules.  They may however, not submit their dissertation for examination before they have passed all required modules.