Biostatistics - Master of Math (MMath)

Mathematics 3 Building

Mathematics 3 (M3) building on À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's main campus

Learn to develop and apply statistical methods to solve problems arising in health, biology and the environment.

When you graduate you will have opportunities for employment in pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, regional or national centres for health research, academic centres, and public health agencies.

The program gives you the flexibility to pursue a research paper, thesis, or co-op option, which you can switch into after the first term.

Research areas include, analysis of life history data, causal inference, clustered data, design and analysis of clinical trials, epidemiological studies, longitudinal data analysis, methods for dealing with incomplete data and measurement error, and studies of biological systems.

Research fields

  • Biostatistics
  • Computational Statistics
  • Probability
  • Statistical Theory and Methods

Program overview

Department/School: Statistics and Actuarial Science
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics
Admit term(s): Fall (September - December)
Delivery mode: On-campus
Program type: Master's, Research
Length of program: 16 months (full-time)
Registration option(s): Full-time, Part-time
Study option(s): Master's Research Paper

Application deadlines

  • January 15 (for admission in September)

Key contacts

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Admission requirements

  • A four-year honours bachelor degree with a significant statistics and/or actuarial science component.ÌýNote: graduates of other quantitative and mathematically oriented programs are also encouraged to apply; this includes, but is not restricted to, graduates of commerce, economics, engineering, finance, and any of the physical sciences. The department graduate committee will determine the suitability of each student’s background for success in this program.
  • An overall 78% average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent).
  • An interview may be required.

Degree requirements

  • Review theÌýdegree requirementsÌýon the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar,Ìýincluding the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.
  • Check outÌýÌýto see recent submissions from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science graduate students.

Application materials

  • Resume
  • Statement of interest
    • A statement of maximum 500 words explaining your interest in and fit for the program you’re applying to, uploaded as a supporting document in the online application. Review the writing your personal statement resources for helpful tips and tricks on completion.
  • Program-specific questions (PSQ)
    • These are questions specific to the program you’re applying to. They can be viewed once you’ve started an application and are completed through a form in the online application.
  • Transcript(s)
  • References
    • °Õ³ó°ù±ð±ðÌýreferences, normally from academic sources.
  • Proof ofÌýEnglish language proficiency, if applicable
    • TOEFL 90 (writing 25, speaking 25), IELTS 7.0 (writing 6.5, speaking 6.5)

Tuition and fees