Statistics

Dalhousie University’s Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics programme offers you the opportunity to learn, explore, and create at one of Canada’s best universities. Built on a solid 100-year foundation, the department of Mathematics and Statistics goes beyond traditional classroom education.

Dalhousie University ‘s Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics programme provides you with real-world experience through participation in faculty research projects, giving you the vast set of skills necessary to become leaders. Explore graduate-level research in areas including:

• statistical inference

• robust statistics

• data mining

• Bioinformatics

• data analysis

• multivariate analysis

• linear and nonlinear regression 

• time series analysis

• statistical genetics

• environmental statistics

• information theory

Careers

You’ll be prepared for careers in statistics that contribute to solving today’s problems in a wide array of industries including:

• Manufacturing

• Marketing

• Engineering

• Statistical Computing

• Epidemiology

• Public Health

• Pharmacology

• Genetics

• Education

Programme options

Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis. 

Courses include: 

• Statistics Seminar

• Thesis Proposal

• Doctoral Thesis