Master's program in Statistics
Program mission
Teaching the theory and practice of statistics to graduate students, conducting original research in statistical theory and methodology and preparing graduates statistically qualified to contribute to society.
Program goals
- Preparing candidate for meaningful employment in business, industry, government.
- Using statistics confidently to solve problems in related fields.
- Preparing graduates statistically qualified to contribute to society.
- Meeting the educational and developmental needs of the Kingdom in all domains relevant to statistics and its applications.
Program learning Outcomes
- Knowledge and Understanding
K1: Recognize the fundamentals of Statistics as a living and unique discipline in its own right.
K2: Outline statistical knowledge appropriate to professional activities.
K3: Describe problems relating to the basic concepts of statistics.
- Skills
S1: Develop and apply statistical theory and methods in a wide range of situations relevant to research and real problems arising in real life problems.
S2: Apply and interpret statistical analyses using state-of-the-art computational techniques.
S3: Explain and deploy statistical reasoning for problem solving.
S4: Evaluate, derive, compare, and justify statistical methods using the foundational mathematical framework of the discipline.
- Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility
V1: Participate effectively within groups and independently.
V2: Give responsibility for learning importance and continuing personal and professional development.
V3: Accept critical thinking, communication skills, and mathematical and statistical methods for solving many problems in other disciplines.
V4: Express mathematical and statistical ideas orally and in writing.
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