| Short description of the master´s programme | The Master’s program “Statistics” at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business (SOWI) of the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) provides advanced scientific education in statistics and data science. It is based on a profound education in this field in a preceding Bachelor’s program. A graduate from the Master’s program “Statistics” is able to manage, visualise and analyse data in complex applications and extract information from data to improve decision making or gain more thorough and deeper insights. Due to a profound knowledge of the theoretical foundations in statistics and an in-depth data literacy, the graduate can develop new statistical methods and apply these methods to practical problems. A major focus in the Master’s program is interdisciplinarity, which is supported by courses in applied statistics and free electives. Graduates from the Master’s program “Statistics” are able to collaborate with experts from other fields where statistical methods are applied. Students also have the opportunity to receive the additional EMOS certificate ("European Master in Official Statistics"), which identifies them as experts in the field of official statistics. |
