Overview

The Statistics M.Sc. at the University of Victoria offers students the opportunity to engage with a department that maintains a prestigious international profile in both theoretical and applied research. This programme is designed to foster advanced analytical skills through a combination of rigorous academic study and practical research applications.

Why Statistics at the University of Victoria?

The university provides a vibrant research environment with significant external collaborative ties to major organisations, including the Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria Hospice, and the BC Cancer Agency. These partnerships, alongside various on-campus collaborations, ensure that students are exposed to real-world statistical challenges and interdisciplinary innovation.

Research excellence is a hallmark of the department, with faculty members specialising in diverse and cutting-edge fields. Students benefit from an environment that celebrates academic achievement, evidenced by numerous recent awards from the Statistical Society of Canada and other professional bodies.

Tuition Fee Breakdown

International fee: CAD 2801 per semester
National fee: CAD 2221 per semester

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Syllabus

The curriculum is informed by the department's extensive research specialisations. Modules and research areas may include:

Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Bayesian Statistics
Capture-Recapture Models
Empirical Likelihood Theory
Industrial Statistics
Optimal Design of Experiments
Robust Statistics
Statistical Ecology

Careers with Statistics

Graduates are well-equipped for diverse career paths across various sectors that rely on data-driven decision-making. The programme prepares individuals for roles in health sciences, environmental management, and industrial research. Potential career destinations include government agencies, healthcare institutions, and private sector organisations specialising in data analytics and clinical trials.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

A Bayesian Approach to Response Optimization on Data with Multistratum Structure
PIMS Data Science Seminar: Data thinning to avoid double dipping
PIMS Data Science Seminar: Functional Nonlinear Learning
PIMS Data Science Seminar - Representation Learning in Large-scale, Heterogeneous
PIMS Data Science Seminar: Functional spherical autocorrelation: robust autocorrelation estimation of a functional time series

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Victoria, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students admitted to a master’s program (MSc or MA) will normally have a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics or Statistics. A student without the necessary background may be considered for a pre-entry program as outlined in the section Upgrading for Admission to Graduate Studies or 1. Enhanced Program.
For a master’s program, students whose first language is not English must achieve a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of at least 575 on the paper-based test or an overall score of 90 on the Internet Based test, with the following minimum section requirements: Listening 20; Speaking 20; Reading 20; Writing 20.

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Tuition Fees

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5602 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4442 CAD / year

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Living costs

Victoria

Canada

1490 - 2092 CAD / month

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Funding

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