Biostatistics - Master of Math (MMath)

University of Waterloo

Canada, Waterloo

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University of Waterloo

Canada , Waterloo

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Research

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 16 month(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 7,696 / per term

Next Intake September-2026

Biostatistics - Master of Math (MMath)

About

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 begin in the research paper option and transfer into the thesis option 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.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A four-year honours bachelor degree with a significant statistics and/or actuarial science component. Note: 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.

Review the degree requirements on the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.
Check out Waterloo's institutional thesis repository - UWspace to see recent submissions from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science graduate students.