Master of Statistics and Data Science², academic year 2020-2021

²New name still has to be approved by the Flemish government.

1. Denomination of our tracks will change

Current situation New name (2020-2021)

Biometrics Statistics and Data Science for Biometrics
Social, Behavioural, and Educational Statistics Statistics and Data Science for Social,
Behavioural and Educational Sciences
Business Statistics Statistics and Data Science for Business
Industrial Statistics Statistics and Data Science for Industry
General Statistical Methodology Theoretical Statistics and Data Science
All-round Statistics Interdisciplinary Statistics and Data Science
European Master of Official Statistics European Master of Official Statistics
 1. Basic Courses of Master of Statistics and Data Science
(except EMOS track)

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
G0A17A : Fundamental 6 G0A17A : Fundamental 6
Concepts of Statistics, sem Concepts of Statistics
1
G0A21A : Statistical 3 G0A21A : Statistical 3
Software, sem 1 Software
D0M62C: Multivariate 6 D0M62C: Multivariate 6
Statistics, sem 1 Statistics
G0S75A : Regression 5 Linear Models, sem 1 6
Analysis, sem 1
G0S76A: Analysis of 4 Linear Models, sem 1
Variance, sem 1
Modern Data Analytics, sem 3
2
G0A18A: Generalized 6 G0A18A: Generalized Linear 6
Linear Models, sem 2 Models

Total 30
 2. Compulsory courses in Statistics and Data Science for Biometrics
The student chooses a minimum of 32 credits from this group.

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
G0B73A Epidemiology, sem 4
1
G0B66A : Statistical 4
Consulting, sem 2
G0B67A : Statistical 4 New content + new 4
Analysis of Reliability and professor
survival data
G0B68A: Experimental 4
Design
G0B69A: Clinical Trials 4
G0B74A: Concepts of 4
Bayesian Data Analysis
G0B75A : meta analysis 4
G0B76A: Concepts of 4
multilevel, Longitudinal and
mixed models

H02D3A: Support vector 4

Machines: Methods and
Applications, sem 2

G0R72A: Data Visualization 4

in Data Science, sem 2
D0S06A: Advanced Analytics 4
in a Big Data World, sem 2

Collecting and Analyzing 4

Textual Data, sem 2

G9X29A: Data Mining and 4

Neural Networks, sem 1

Data Management 3
 3. Compulsory courses for Statistics and Data Science for Social, Behavioural and Educational
Sciences
The student chooses a minimum of 32 credits from this group.

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
G0U73A: Official Statistics, 4
sem 1
G0A66A: Survey 4
Methodology, sem 2
G0B68A: Experimental 4
Design
G0B72A: Sampling Theory 4
G0B74A: Concepts of 4
Bayesian Data Analysis
G0B75A : Meta analysis 4
G0B76A: Concepts of 4
multilevel, Longitudinal and
mixed models
G0W07A: Multilevel 6
Analysis, sem 2
G0B65B: Structural 6
Equations, sem 2

G0R72A: Data 4
Visualization in Data
Science, sem 2
D0S06A: Advanced 4
Analytics in a Big Data
World, sem 2
Collecting and Analyzing 4
Textual Data, sem 2
G9X29A: Data Mining and 4
Neural Networks, sem 1
Data Management 3
 4. Compulsory courses for Statistics and Data Science for Business
The student chooses a minimum of 32 credits from this group.

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
G0Q24A: Statistical tools 6
for quantitative risk
management, sem 1
D0M61B: Advanced 6
Econometrics, sem 1
D0M63B: Advanced Time 6
Series Analysis, sem 1
G9X29A: Data Mining and 4
Neural networks, sem 1
G0Q20C:: Fundamentals of 4
Financial Mathematics, sem
1
G0U73A: Official Statistics, 4
sem 1
H00N6A: Total Quality 3
Management, sem 2
G0A66A: Survey 4
Methodology, sem 2
G0B67A : Statistical 4 New 4
Analysis of Reliability and
survival data
G0B72A: Sampling Theory 4
D0S91A: Advanced applied 6
econometrics, sem 2
G0B65B: Structural 6
Equations, sem 2

G0B66A : Statistical Consulting, sem 2 4

G0R72A: Data Visualization in Data Science, Sem 2 4
D0S06A: Advanced Analytics in a Big Data World, 4
sem 2
Collecting and Analyzing Textual Data, sem 2 4
H02D3A: Support vector Machines: Methods and 4
Applications, sem 2
Data Management 3
 5. Compulsory courses for Statistics and Data Science for Industry
The student chooses a minimum of 32 credits from this group.

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
G0B70A: Chemometrics, 4
sem 1
G9X29A: Data Mining and 4
Neural networks, sem 1
H00N6A: Total Quality 3
Management, sem 2
G0B66A : Statistical 4
Consulting, sem 2
G0B67A : Statistical 4 new 4
Analysis of Reliability and
survival data
G0B68A: Experimental 4
Design
G0B74A: Concepts of 4
Bayesian Data Analysis
G0P65B: Stochastic Models 4

H02D3A: Support vector Machines: Methods and 4

Applications, sem 2
G0R72A: Data Visualization in Data Science, sem 2 4
D0S06A: Advanced Analytics in a Big Data World, sem 4
2
Collecting and Analyzing Textual Data, sem 2 4
Data Management 3
 6. Compulsory courses for Theoretical Statistics and Data Science
The student chooses a minimum of 32 credits from this group.

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
D0M63B: Advanced Time 6
Series Analysis, sem 1
G9X29A: Data Mining and 6
Neural Networks, sem 1
G0B67A : Statistical 4 4
Analysis of Reliability and
survival data , sem 2
G0B68A: Experimental 4
Design, sem 2
G0B72A:Sampling Theory 4
G0B74A: Concepts of 4
Bayesian Data Analysis
G0B75A : Meta analysis 4
G0B76A: Concepts of 4
multilevel, Longitudinal and
mixed models

H02D3A: Support vector Machines: Methods and 4

Applications, sem 2
G0R72A: Data Visualization in Data Science, sem 2 4
D0S06A: Advanced Analytics in a Big Data World, sem 4
2
Collecting and Analyzing Textual Data, sem 2 4
Data Management 3
 7. Optional courses: Courses common to all Profiles
For all tracks (except EMOS track)

Current 2020-2021
Title and course code ECTS Title and course code ECTS
G0A23A: advanced 6
nonparametric statistics
and smoothing
G0B16A: Robust statistics 6
Advanced analytics in a Big 4
data World
G0A35A: Longitudinal Data 6
Analysis
G0M77A Survival Data 4 Advanced Topics in Survival Analysis 4
Analysis (UHasselt)
G0A63A : Optimization and 6 G0A63A : Optimization and numerical methods 4
numerical methods
G0P75B: Statistical 6
inference and data analysis
G0A62A: Bayesian Data 6
Analysis II
D0N23B: Statistical 6
Modelling
Data Visualization in Data 4
Science
H00Y2A: Privacy and Big Data, sem 1 4
H02C1A: Machine Learning and Inductive Inference, sem 4
1
H0T26A: Analysis of large scale social networks, sem 2 4
G0W14A: Network analysis 6
Internship 3
 8. Recommended optional courses

12.1. Statistics and data science for Biometrics

Code Course title ECTS

H02H6B Bioinformatics, Sem 2 4
H09J2A Pattern recognition and Image 6
Interpretation, sem 2
H03I2A Biomedical data processing, sem 1 6

12.2. Statistics and data science for Business

Code Course title ECTS

H02C1A H02C1A: Machine Learning and Inductive 4
Inference, sem 1

12.3. Statistics and data science for Industry

Code Course title ECTS

H09J2A Pattern recognition and Image 6
Interpretation, sem 2
 9. EMOS track

9.1. Core courses: no changes

9.2. Compulsory courses

Current situation From 2020-2021

G0S75A : Regression 5 Linear Models, sem 1 6
Analysis, sem 1

9.3. Semi-electives
We’ll add the following courses to the list of semi-electives:

NEW Modern Data Analytics, sem 2 3

D0S06A: Advanced Analytics in a Big Data World, sem 2 4
NEW Collecting and Analyzing Textual Data, sem 2 4

9.4. Electives
We’ll add the following courses to the list of electives
H02D3A: Support vector Machines: Methods and 4
Applications, sem 2
G0R72A: Data Visualization in Data Science, sem 2 4

9.5. Internship: no changes