Description

The MSc in Statistics is a two-year degree programme that deals with the handling and controlling of uncertainty. Not in the sense that you make uncertainty disappear, but by incorporating uncertainty into your way of dealing with the world.
In practice, statistics is a combination of three different disciplines:

• Probability theory, which is the field of mathematics that describes uncertainty.

• Theoretical statistics, which comprises philosophical considerations about how best to translate between mathematics and reality.

• Practical data processing, which is an area of applied computer science.

You will often also need to acquire significant insights into the field which the study in question deals with.

Read about programme structure

Career Opportunities

Complex statistical problems arise in almost all types of research, and advanced statistical methodologies are widely used. Consequently, statisticians are in high demand as partners and team members in many projects.The current unemployment rate amongst statisticians is zero. Statisticians find jobs in, for instance:

• The pharmaceutical industry
• The public health insurance sector
• The financial sector
• Agricultural research
  

Some statisticians are employed at universities as scientists or teachers. This requires you to get a PhD. Others work as consultants or as private entrepreneurs.

Admission

The Faculty admits applicants who, after a thorough assessment, are deemed to possess educational qualifications equivalent to those required for Danish applicants.

Read more about the admission requirements

You apply directly through the online portal at the University of Copenhagen with all relevant documentation.

In addition, documentation may be required verifying that your proficiency in English is at a specified level. Read about language requirements of the University of Copenhagen

Exchange students should contact their home institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Read about tuition fees at the University of Copenhagen.

Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

Further Information

Read an interview with a student of Statistics at University of Copenhagen.

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Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://ufm.dk/en

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System