Course requirements are taken from the following lists of courses:
Seminar Courses: Actuarial Science 600, Biostatistics 600, Mathematics 600, Statistics 600
List A: Mathematics 601, 603, 605, 607
List B: Mathematics 617, 621, 625, 627, 631, 641, 661, 681, 685, Statistics 701
List C: Statistics 701, 703, 721, 631, 635, 641
List D: Actuarial Science 611, 617, 619, 627, 637, 639
For details about course requirements for the MSc and PhD with specialization in Biostatistics, see Interdisciplinary Specializations.
Master of Science (thesis-based)
All students must complete course work to the equivalent of an honours bachelor's degree plus at least 16.5 units at the graduate level. Course work must include:
a) For all specializations: completion of the seminar course (1.5 units) relevant to the specialization, in the first year of the program. In addition:
b) For the Mathematics specialization: two courses from List A.
c) For the Statistics specialization: at least three courses from List C, two of which must be Statistics 701 and 721.
d) For the Actuarial Science specialization:Â two courses from List C and two courses from List D.
Master of Science (course-based)
All students must complete 25.5 units of course work at the graduate level. Course work must include:
a) For all specializations: completion of the seminar course (1.5 units) relevant to the specialization in the first year of the program; and completion of a project resulting in a written report. In addition:
b) For the Mathematics specialization:Â two courses from List A.
c) For the Statistics specialization: at least three courses from List C, two of which must be Statistics 701 and 721.
d) For the Actuarial Science specialization: two courses from List C and two courses from List D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Course requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy beyond those for a master's degree are determined on an individual basis, but the following rules apply: doctoral students must complete 27 units of graduate-level course work in their total graduate program (MSc and PhD). PhD course work must include:
a) For all specializations: completion of the seminar course (1.5 units) relevant to the specialization, in the first or second year of the program. In addition:
b) For the Mathematics specialization: at least 15 units taken in the doctoral program at the ˛ÝÝ®ÎŰĘÓƵµĽş˝. Two of these courses must come from List A and a third from List A or List B.
c) For the Statistics specialization:Â at least three courses from List C, two of which must be Statistics 701 and 721.
d) For the Actuarial Science specialization: Statistics 721 and at least one more course from List C and two more courses from List D.
Preliminary Examinations
Doctoral students must pass written Preliminary Examinations during first year but no later than 18 months from the beginning of their doctoral programs and before the oral Field of Study examination.
- Mathematics PhD students must pass Preliminary Examinations based on material for three courses, two of which must come from List A and the third from List A or List B. Preliminary examinations will be offered during the final examination period in those semesters during which the corresponding courses are offered.Â
- Statistics PhD students must pass two Preliminary Examinations, one in probability based on Statistics 701 and the other in statistics based on Statistics 721. These examinations are usually offered in May and/or in December.Â
- Actuarial Science PhD students must pass two Preliminary Examinations based on material for two courses from List C or D.
- Biostatistics PhD students must pass two Preliminary Examinations in Statistics based on material for two courses from List C.