The programme is designed to upgrade the analytical skills of managerial and technical personnel for their career advancement and to enhance their competence in applications of statistics. The focus is on highly sought after data analysis skills demanded by the industries. The programme provides training in the arts and science of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data, and the ability to use the results for decision making and problem solving in a range of fields. The programme is practical-oriented and emphasis is given to the use of software in developing statistical skills.
5 CORE COURSES (26 Credits)
- Research Methodology
- Research Project
- Survey Techniques and Sampling Design
- Principles of Statistics
- Statistical Data Analysis
At least 16 credit of the following optional courses:
- International Finance
- Political Economy
- Applied Econometrics
- Further Econometrics
- Time Series Analysis
- Experimental Design
- Biostatistics
- Applications of Demographic Techniques
- Operations Research Methods
- Applied Financial Econometrics
- Statistical Methods for Quality Management
- Statistical Computing
- Data Analytics
- Industry Statistical Project
- Bayesian Statistics