The University of Tennessee                                           Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science

Master of Science Curriculum

The M.S. program in Statistics requires:

• six hours of probability and statistical theory
• nine hours of applied statistics, regression and experimental design.
• five (or more) elective courses
• two comprehensive exams (theory and methods)
• an independent project (or thesis).
  

All students are strongly encouraged to complete an internship between the first and second year. The program is applied with heavy involvement in computing. The comp exams are taken during year 2; the theory comp exam is usually taken at the beginning of the fall semester and the methods comp exam at the beginning of the spring semester.

 

Sample program (with 39 hours, 6 more than required)

Fall Semester, Year 1:

• ST 561 - Introduction to Computing for Data Management and Analysis.
• ST 563 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics.
• ST 566 - Statistical Techniques in Industrial Processes (elective).
• ST 571 - Statistical Methods.

Spring Semester, Year 1:

• ST 564 - Theory of Statistical Inference.
• ST 572 - Applied Linear Models.
• ST 573 - Design of Experiments.

Summer, Year 1:

• Internship.

Fall Semester, Year 2:

• ST 587 - Graduate Seminar (to aid students in selection of an Independent Study topic)
• ST 592 - Internship (receive 1 credit for summer internship after completing a brief report and giving an oral presentation)

plus choose three of the following:

• ST 567 - Applied Reliability.
• ST 579 - Applied Multivariate Methods.
• ST 673 - Advanced Design of Experiments and Linear Models.
• ST 677 - Statistical Modeling
• BA 502 - Business Core for Master of Accountancy I or a science elective (400-level or higher).

Spring Semester, Year 2:

• ST 593 - Independent Study

plus choose two of the following:

• English 461 - Advanced Technical and Professional Writing (recommended)
• ST 575 - Applied Time Series.
• ST 666 - Advanced Statistical Process Control.
• ST 675 - Categorical Data Analysis.
• ST 679 - Multivariate Statistical Modeling.
• BA 503 - Business Core for Master of Accountancy II or a science elective (400-level or higher).

 
2/22/05