Master's Program Statistics and Data Science

Main specialization tracks

Temple with 5 pillars, a foundation and a rooftop, all with lettering, foundation: Mandatory Modules: Statistical Modelling (12 ECTS) Supervised Learning (6 ECTS) Statistical Inference (9 ECTS), there’s a free choice between the pillars called: Machine Learning, Biostatistics, Social Statistics and Data Science, Econometrics, Methodology and Modelling all with 24 + 9 ECTS, on the roof there are the Mandatory modules: Master’s thesis (30 ECTS) and Consulting (12 ECTS) plus Free Choice 18 ECTS

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The graphic on the right handside vizualizes the five main specialization tracks.

Students wishing to obtain the EMOS certification awarded by Eurostat must further specialize within the "Social Statistics and Data Science" or the "Machine Learning" specialization.

Further information regarding the Machine Learning track.

All regulations for new enrollments can be found in the Examination and Study Regulations (Prüfungsordnung) from 2021. Older Study Regulations can be found at "Auslaufende Studiengänge". The table at the end of the document (“Anlage 2”) contains the detailed study sequence with options and gives the exact examination modalities.

Study- and Examregulations / Prüfungs - und Studienordnung (PDF, 357 KB)

Module Catalogue / Modulhandbuch (PDF, 2,875 KB)

Further Study-/Examregulations and Module Catalogues can be found at "Auslaufende Studiengänge".

Please note:

Only the version published in the "Amtsblatt der Bayerischen Staatsministerien für Bildung und Kultus, Wissenschaft und Kunst (KWMBl)" is legally binding.

Legallly binding are the course catalogues and respective examination regulations you can find at the audit commitee/"Prüfungsausschuss".
Study Plans for the Specialisations (PDF, 110 KB)
Module selection scheme (PDF, 234 KB)

Infos about current lectures can be found at the lsf page and on moodle.

Please be aware that this is a provisionally plan. it can not be guaranteed that for every lecture there are respectively two excersice sessions offered (even if they can be found on LSF).

Students in the study regulation from 2021 have to register for courses via LSF. More info can be found below.

Seminars:

Please contact the lecturer to clarify whether the respective seminar is suitable for your degree program. In some seminars, it is possible to obtain a certificate of achievement worth 3 ECTS for regular attendance without giving a presentation, but with active participation in discussions and a short oral exam (or similar). This certificate can be credited within the framework of the generic modules (e.g., Selected Topics in Applied Statistics B in the Bachelor's program).

For individual questions about the Master's program please reach out to Lea Höhler.
Contact: master.consultancy@stat.uni-muenchen.de.

Before contacting Lea Höhler, please check the FAQ page, in case your question is answered there

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