Academic Catalog

GRADUATE PROGRAM(S) OF STATISTICS

M.S. with thesis in Statistics

The main objective of the program is to train students in applied statistics by imparting knowledge of the theory and practice of statistics. This program will furnish its graduates with abilities to take part in studies involved in different fields.
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
STAT500 M.S.THESIS 0 0 0 50.0
STAT510 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN STATISTICS 0 0 0 10.0
STAT542 SEMINAR I 0 0 0 10.0
STAT543 SEMINAR II 0 0 2 10.0
STAT571 Data Mining and Machine Learning 3 3 0 8.0
STAT572 Probability and Statistics for Data Science I 3 3 0 8.0
STAT573 Probability and Statistics for Data Science II 3 3 0 8.0
4 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Statistics.
Total minimum credit: 21

M.S. without thesis in Statistics

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
STAT510 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN STATISTICS 0 0 0 10.0
STAT542 SEMINAR I 0 0 0 10.0
STAT543 SEMINAR II 0 0 2 10.0
STAT571 Data Mining and Machine Learning 3 3 0 8.0
STAT572 Probability and Statistics for Data Science I 3 3 0 8.0
STAT573 Probability and Statistics for Data Science II 3 3 0 8.0
7 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Statistics.
Total minimum credit: 30

Ph.D. in Statistics

The Ph.D. programme is structured with the objective of preparing students for careers in university teaching and research, as well as for industrial and government positions that involve consulting and research in new statistical methods.
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
STAT600 PH.D. THESIS 0 0 0 130.0
STAT601 ADVANCED PROBABILITY THEORY I 3 3 0 8.0
STAT602 ADVANCED PROBABILITY THEORY II 3 3 0 8.0
STAT603 ADVANCED THEORY OF STATISTICS I 3 3 0 8.0
STAT604 ADVANCED THEORY OF STATISTICS II 3 3 0 8.0
STAT642 SEMINAR IN STATISTICS I 0 0 0 10.0
STAT643 SEMINAR IN STATISTICS 2 0 0 2 10.0
4 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Statistics.
Total minimum credit: 24

Integrated Ph.D. in Statistics

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
STAT510 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN STATISTICS 0 0 0 10.0
STAT542 SEMINAR I 0 0 0 10.0
STAT543 SEMINAR II 0 0 2 10.0
STAT571 Data Mining and Machine Learning 3 3 0 8.0
STAT572 Probability and Statistics for Data Science I 3 3 0 8.0
STAT573 Probability and Statistics for Data Science II 3 3 0 8.0
STAT600 PH.D. THESIS 0 0 0 130.0
STAT635 Advanced Computational Statistics 3 3 0 8.0
STAT636 Advanced Generalized Linear Models 3 3 0 8.0
STAT642 SEMINAR IN STATISTICS I 0 0 0 10.0
STAT643 SEMINAR IN STATISTICS 2 0 0 2 10.0
STAT647 Probability Theory 4 4 0 8.0
STAT648 Advanced Statistical Inference 4 4 0 8.0
8 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Statistics.
Total minimum credit: 47