Statistics: Joint Statistics and Computer Science Concentration, MS

Location(s): West Lafayette

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About the Program

Master’s students can pursue a thesis or non-thesis option. See below for each set of requirements.

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Program Requirements - Thesis & Non-thesis

30 Credits Required

Required Courses (21 credits)

Statistics Courses (12 credits)

Students should take one course from each of the groups, listed below.

Probability
STAT 51900 - Introduction To Probability Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 53200 - Elements Of Stochastic Processes Credit Hours: 3.00
Methods
STAT 52500 - Intermediate Statistical Methodology Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 52600 - Advanced Statistical Methodology Credit Hours: 3.00
Mathematical Statistics
STAT 51700 - Statistical Inference Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 52800 - Introduction To Mathematical Statistics Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 55300 - Theory Of Linear Models And Analysis Of Experimental Designs Credit Hours: 3.00
Computational Statistics
STAT 52700 - Introduction To Computing For Statistics Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 54500 - Introduction To Computational Statistics Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 54600 - Computational Statistics Credit Hours: 3.00
STAT 59800 - Topics In Statistical Methods Credit Hours: 0.00 to 6.00 Title: Stochastic Optimization (Credits: 3.00)

Computer Science Courses (9 credits)

Students should take one course from each group, listed below.

Theory
CS 58000 - Algorithm Design, Analysis, And Implementation Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 58400 - Theory Of Computation And Computational Complexity Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 58800 - Randomized Algorithms Credit Hours: 3.00
Systems
CS 50300 - Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 50500 - Distributed Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 53600 - Data Communication And Computer Networks Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 56500 - Programming Languages Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 54100 - Database Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
Statistical CS
CS 52000 - Computational Methods In Optimization Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 54300 - Introduction To Simulation And Modeling Of Computer Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 57100 - Artificial Intelligence Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 57300 - Data Mining Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 57700 - Natural Language Processing Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 57800 - Statistical Machine Learning Credit Hours: 3.00

Statistics Elective (3-6 credits)

MS Thesis students should take one statistic elective course. Non-thesis students should take at least one statistics elective and two computer science electives, or one computer science elective and two statistics electives. A statistics elective counts as any regular lecture course higher than STAT512.

Computer Science Elective (3-6 credits)

MS Thesis students should take one computer science elective course. Non-thesis students should take at least one statistics elective and two computer science electives, or one computer science elective and two statistics electives. A computer science elective counts as any regular lecture course higher than CS502. Certain CS592 or 593 courses can be taken with approval by the advisory committee.

Thesis Research (6 credits)

Only required for MS thesis students.

STAT 69800 - Research MS Thesis Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00 (Credits: 6.00 total)

Additional Requirements

Communication requirement: All students enrolled in the joint Statistics and CS Masters program must demonstrate effectiveness in communication. For students using the thesis option, this will be assessed in the normal course of their program. For students using the non-thesis option, if the assessment cannot be made on the basis of presentations and papers in courses, the student must write a technical essay at the beginning of the final semester. The chair of the Graduate Committee evaluates the essay.

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