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

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