All graduate students must consult at the start of each semester with the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), whose signature is needed before course selections become official.
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Twelve courses, chosen in consultation with the DGS, are required before students can be admitted to candidacy after the second year.
- We strongly recommend that students take
- S&DS 551 (Stochastic Processes)
- S&DS 600 (Advanced Probability)
- S&DS 610 (Statistical Inference)
- S&DS 612 (Linear Models)
- S&DS 661 (Data Analysis, prerequisite for S&DS 625, below)
which are taught every year.
- We require that students take S&DS 625 (Case Studies) and S&DS 626 (Practical work).
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Students usually choose the remaining courses from a list of special topics that are offered on an irregular schedule, determined by a combination of student demand and faculty interests. Graduate courses in other departments can also be taken with permission from the DGS.
- There is no foreign language requirement.