Graduate Programs in Statistics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Masters of Arts in Mathematics (concentration in Statistics)
The M.A. degree program provides the flexibility necessary to design a program
of study consistent with the career objectives of the student. The program is
based on a required core area in mathematics and statistics which is
supplemented by a combination of elective coursework in mathematics, applied
statistics or computer science. Through proper selection of course work a
student can prepare for direct entry into a career as a statistician in
business, industry or government. Alternatively, the student can use this
degree to prepare for a doctorate in mathematics or statistics.
Program Requirements
- Analysis (MATH 565 or MATH 665).
- Probability and Mathematical Statistics (MATH 641-642).
- Two additional statistics courses from departmental offerings.
- Completion of at least 30 hours of graduate level course work in
mathematics and statistics.
- Completion of a master's thesis or successful completion of a written
examination on the core coursework.
Masters of Science in Applied Statistics
The M.S. in Applied Statistics degree is offered jointly by the
Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the
Department of
Applied Statistics and
Operations Research. The intent of the program is to prepare the student for
direct entry into a career as a statistician in business, industry or
government.
Program Requirements
- Courses in sampling, experimental design and regression analysis (STAT 502, 506, 510).
- Probability and Mathematical Statistics (MATH 641-642).
- Experience as a statistical consultant.
- A six-hour cognate in an area of application of statistics.
- Successful completion of a comprehensive examination on the content of the
courses listed in (1) and (2).
Doctorate in Mathematics (concentration in Statistics)
The Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics with a concentration in statistics is a
research degree. The program gives the student broad coursework in the
mathematical sciences and prepares him/her for dissertation work.
Program Requirements
- Coursework in analysis, algebra, probability, and statistics.
- An eight-hour cognate in an area of application of statistics.
- Demonstration of proficiency of a foreign language or computer
programming.
- A Ph.D. preliminary examination on coursework in analysis, probability and
statistics.
- A doctoral dissertation written under the supervision of a member of the
Graduate Faculty of the department.
The Department
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has thirty-two permanent faculty
members. Eight of these have research interests in various branches of
statistics and probability theory such as multivariate statistical analysis,
harmonic analysis, probability limit theorems, stochastic processes, Bayesian
analysis, survival analysis, and nonparametrics.
The department recently received an Ohio Challenge Grant for its excellence in
research in statistical theory. Under this grant, the Eugene Lukacs Visiting
Professorship in Statistics was established. This position brings some of the
leading research statisticians to Bowling Green.
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