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MASTER OF APPLIED STATISTICS (MAppStats) (BY COURSEWORK - 42 CREDITS)

The programme is designed to upgrade the analytical skills of managerial and technical personnel for their career advancement and to enhance their competence in applications of statistics. The focus is on highly sought after data analysis skills demanded by the industries. The programme provides training in the arts and science of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data, and the ability to use the results for decision making and problem solving in a range of fields. The programme is practical-oriented and emphasis is given to the use of software in developing statistical skills.

Postgraduate Handbook

MASTER OF APPLIED STATISTICS MINI HANDBOOK 2025-2026

REMINDER: Please take note that students are required to register for courses with the course code as stated in the handbook by respective cohort intake.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Data Analyst/Scientist
Statistician
Predictive Modeler
Quality Analyst
Risk Analyst
Market Research Analyst
Academia/Research
Healthcare Data Analyst
Social Science Researcher

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

5 CORE COURSES (26 Credits)

Research Methodology
Research Project
Survey Techniques and Sampling Design
Principles of Statistics
Statistical Data Analysis

At least 16 credit of the following optional courses:

International Finance
Political Economy
Applied Econometrics
Further Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Experimental Design
Biostatistics
Applications of Demographic Techniques
Operations Research Methods
Applied Financial Econometrics
Statistical Methods for Quality Management
Statistical Computing
Data Analytics
Industry Statistical Project
Bayesian Statistics

*Optional Courses offered in each semester may vary from semester to semester

ENTRY REQUIREMENT & PROGRAMME FEE

Malaysian & International

BROCHURE

HANDBOOK

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PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

Dr Soon Siew Voon
svsoon@um.edu.my

CONTACT US

Marketing Unit
Ground Floor, Azman Hashim Building,
Faculty of Business and Economics,
Universiti Malaya,
50603 Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA
Tel : +603-7967 3918 / 3820
Email: umfbe_mac@um.edu.my

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Important: Before beginning the online application process, please ensure that you meet all entry requirements for your preferred programme. All original supporting documents must be uploaded. Incomplete applications will not be processed. The University processing fee is non-refundable and conditional offer letters are not issued by the Faculty.

Master of Applied Statistics (MAS)