Master of Statistics with concentration in Financial Statistics
From NCSU Statistics Graduate Handbook
Required Course Work
In addition to the core courses, the following courses are required.
- ECG 528: Asset Pricing
- MA 547: Financial Mathematics
- One of
- ST 730: Applied Time Series Analysis
- ST 782: Time Series: Time Domain
- ST/ECG 751: Econometrics
- ECG/MA 766: Computational Methods in Economics and Finance
- One of
- ST 715: Theory of Sampling
- ST 744: Categorical Data Analysis
- ST 740: Bayesian Inference and Analysis
- 9 hours of Statistics electives. Recommended elective courses are:
- ST 711: Design of Experiments
- ST 715: Theory of Sampling
- ST 730: Applied Time Series Analysis
- ST 731: Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis
- ST 732: Applied Longitudinal Analysis
- ST 744: Categorical Data Analysis
- ST 745: Analysis of Survival Data
- ST 746: Introduction to Stochastic Processes
- ST 782, ST 783: Time Series
- ECG/ST 752: Time Series Econometrics (only if ST730 nor ST782 are not taken)
Example Schedule of Courses
| Fall Year 1 | Spring Year 1 | |
| ST 521 + lab | ST 522 + lab | |
| ST 512 + lab | ST 552 + lab | |
| Elective | Elective | |
| Before third semester: Take Basic Exam in August | ||
| Fall Year 2 | Spring Year 2 | |
| ECG 528 | MA 547 | |
| ECG/ST 751 or ST 730 | ST 744 | |
| Elective | Elective | |
| ST 641 | Master's Final Oral Exam |
Additional Notes on Graduate Advisory Committee
Since a formal minor area is required, the advisory committee must have two members from the Department of Statistics and a third member representing the minor area.
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