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MASTER OF APPLIED STATISTICS (MAppStats)

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    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.

     

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    A Bachelor degree with a minimum of CGPA 3.0 or equivalent and sufficient knowledge of mathematics or statistics.  

     

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

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    A non-citizen applicant who wishes to follow a Master’s Degree Programme (other than specific programme at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics and all programmes in the Faculty of Medicine) shall obtain at least the result below in one of the English Language competency examination as stated below:

    • A minimum score of 550 for paper-based total (PBT), a score of 213 for the computer-based total (CBT) or a score of 80 for the internet-based total (IBT) for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL);
    • A minimum score of band 5.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic);
    • Score according to the respective standard programmes if it is higher than (i) and (ii).
    • For any standard programme which states that the TOEFL or IELTS (Academic) score is lower than the minimum score of the University, these programmes should follow the minimum score set by the University;
    • Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE Academic) with a minimum score of 42;
    • Minimum Grade C for the English Language subject General Certificate of Education (A-Level);
    • Minimum Grade C for the Cambridge English: First (FCE);
    • Minimum Grade C for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE);
    • Minimum Grade C for Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE); or
    • Minimum band 4 Malaysian University English Test (MUET).

     

  • Malaysian Applicants

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    International Applicants

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Last Updated: 17/08/2021