Current Students

MSc in Statistics and Data Science (By Research)

Please be informed that the Department of Statistics and Data Science is no longer offering the Master by Research program to the public from the August 2023 intake onwards. Only for candidates pursuing NUS Double Degree Programmes (e.g: FDDPs) with partner universities. For eligible FDDP applicants, please contact your home school’s academic office for more information on the application process.

Updated 13 June 2025

For all matters pertaining to Course Registrations please refer to Course Registration at Education Records System: http://www.nus.edu.sg/CourseReg/

All courses taken are graded and counted towards your GPA. In the event where a student fails a course and has to retake it, the grades for both courses will be counted towards the student’s GPA

To continue in a Master’s programme, a student may not have:

GPA below 3.0 (but more than 2.5) for three consecutive semesters; or
GPA below 2.5 for two consecutive semesters.

Students may choose to read additional courses over and above their course requirements. They may choose to take the additional courses (subject to department’s approval) on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis (S/U) or audit basis.

‘S/U’ courses will appear on the student’s transcript/result slip but will not be counted towards the student’s GPA.

Students who audit a course need not sit for final examinations and will not receive a final grade. Audited courses will not appear on the student’s transcript/result slip.

For the class timetable, please refer to NUS Mods.
For the exam time table, please refer to Registrar’s Office.
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that he/she is not registered for courses with clashes in class timetable or examination table. If you need any assistance regarding time table or course details, please refer to your department.

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All forms relevant for current research students can be found at NUS Graduate School- https://myportal.nus.edu.sg/studentportal/nusgs/gd/df/

Faculty of Science – https://myportal.nus.edu.sg/studentportal/sci/gd/

Coursework Requirements

Complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) units consisting of:

- ST6120 Graduate Seminar Course in Statistics (previously offered as ST5198)
- ST6103 Advanced Probability Theory (previously offered as ST5214)
- ST6101 Advanced Statistical Theory (previously offered as ST5215)
- Any other three (3) ST-coded graduate courses

Students may read up to two graduate-level courses from other departments (subject to approval). Students must obtain a satisfactory grade for the Graduate Seminar Course. In addition, the students must receive a minimum GPA of 3.50 (an average grade of at least B) for six courses from the list of prescribed courses.

Thesis/Dissertation

Students must submit, through the supervisor(s) and the Head of Department, his/her thesis/dissertation for examination within the maximum period of candidature. The thesis/dissertation must be on a topic approved by the respective departments and must make some contribution to knowledge and not be a mere collation of existing materials. The thesis/dissertation must contain original work or critical interpretation worthy of publication.

1) Students in our Master by Research program are allowed to take the PhD written QE. The thesis advisors of the students must provide a written endorsement on the justification for taking the QE.

2) Passing the written QE guarantees admission to self-financed PhD program without NUS Research Scholarship.

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