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    Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics

    Program Requirements:

    All applicants to the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics program who meet the following minimum criteria will be considered for admission to the program:

    • Completed a Bachelor degree in Science, engineering, agriculture or related field from a university or college accredited by an international accrediting association or by the Ministry of Higher Education or comparable in that country.with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent
    • Applicants are expected to be proficient in English. Thus, applicants are required to demonstrate their English proficiency as part of the admission process by satisfying either of the following:
      1. Earned a previous degree from an institution of higher education in a Program where English was the language of instruction. OR
      2. Achieved a minimum score of 520 on the paper-based TOEFL (CBT = 190/ iBT = 68) or equivalent test/ ILETS with 5.5 score taken within 2 years of the start of the intended semester of admission.
    • Satisfactory performance in the personal interview with the Admission committee.

     

    Required Documents:

    All applicants to the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics program are required to submit the following documents to the Admissions Department:

    • Complete Online Admissions Application
    • Official Graduation Statement
    • Final, official and certified university transcripts
    • A personal statement (motivation letter) which applicant mention the reason for applying in the program ,working experience after the bachelor degree , and the benefit from having this certificate
    • Two confidential recommendation letters from professors or employers
    • A permit from the applicant’s work agency (if the applicant is a worker).
    • Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
    • Health Certificate (from inside Qatar)
    • Photocopy of the applicant’s Qatar ID card (Non-Qatari applicants must provide a copy of their passport)
    • Two recent identical passport-size photographs with white background
    • Application Fees: QR 350

    Major Requirements Package (6 CH)

    The following courses must be completed by all Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics students:

    • STAT 611 Probability Theory
    • STAT 612 Mathematical Statistics

    Major Electives Package (6 CH)

    Students must complete 6 CH from the following courses:

    • STAT 613 Applied Linear Models
    • STAT 614 Sampling Techniques
    • STAT 617 Statistical Computation and Simulation
    • STAT 621 Applied Stochastic Processes
    • STAT 622 Large Sample Theory
    • STAT 626 Bayesian Statistical Inference
    • STAT 633 Time Series Analysis
    • STAT 634 Applied Generalized Linear Mode
    • STAT 641 Survival Analysis
    • STAT 665 Statistical Consulting
    • STAT 678 Applied Multivariate Analysis
    • STAT 680 Special Topics

    Study Plan

    Term Course # Course title C.H.
    FallSTAT 611Probability Theory3
    STAT 612Mathematical Statistics3
    Total 6
    SpringSTAT xxxElective (Depends on the selected topic)3
    STAT xxxElective (Depends on the selected topic)3
    Total 6
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