Stony Brook University Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Master's Program in Statistics

The SUNY Korea Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics offers an MS program in Statistics. Unlike most other graduate programs in statistics, this program emphasizes applied statistics and data science.

The Master of Science degree in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics requires the satisfactory completion of at least 30 graduate credits in letter-graded (A, B, C, F) courses, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Below are the required courses for the MS Statistics track.

Required Core Courses

• AMS 507 Introduction to Probability
• AMS 510 Analytical Methods for Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• AMS 570 Mathematical Statistics I
• AMS 572 Data Analysis
• AMS 573 Design and Analysis of Categorical Data
• AMS 578 Regression
• AMS 580 Statistical Learning or AMS 586 Time Series Analysis
• AMS 597 Statistical Computing

Elective Courses

Two additional electives must be selected from other graduate courses within the department or, with the approval of an advisor, from graduate-level statistics courses offered in other departments.
The following is a non-comprehensive list of some popular elective courses.

• AMS 595 Fundamentals of Computing
• AMS 580 Statistical Learning
• AMS 586 Time Series
• AMS 588 Failure and Survival Time Analysis
• AMS 598 Big Data Analysis
• AMS 550 Stochastic Models
• AMS 560 Big Data System
• CSE 512 Machine Learning
• CSE 518 Foundations of Human Computer Interactions
• CSE 532 Theory of Database Systems
• CSE 540 Theory of Computation
• CSE 547 Discrete Mathematics
• CSE 548 Analysis of Algorithms
• EMP 502 Engineering Economics
• EMP 530 Intro of Big Data & Data Science for Technological Management