The Statistics Department, offers a series of courses, Statistics 550 through 558, designed specifically for the student who is not a statistics major but desires comprehensive training in the use of statistical techniques.
Emphasis is on the application of the techniques to real-life problems in diverse disciplines.
The primary purpose of the M.S. program in the Department of Statistics is to train skilled, broadly-based statisticians, prepared to practice statistics in business, government or academic settings. Therefore, the master's program seeks to develop in each student a firm grounding in the fundamentals of statistical theory and methodology and its correct applications. The primary purpose of the Ph.D. program in the Department of Statistics is to prepare statisticians for professional roles in research and applications of statistics, operations research, or biostatistics. This activity may take place in academic, business, or government settings. The distinguishing characteristic of the Ph.D. program is its research dissertaion.