Statistica e data science
| Study location | Italy, Florence |
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| Type | Graduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | Italian |
| Application fee | €20 one-time Application fee is non-refundable |
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| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / French / Italian / Spanish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | Italian Non-EU applicants living abroad are required to have a valid certificat of Italian language proficiency at level B2 awarded as determined by the CLIQ (Italian Quality Language Certification) quality system, which unites in one association the current certification bodies (University for Foreigners of Perugia, University for Foreigners of Siena, Rome Tre University and the Dante Alighieri Society) and University for Foreigners “Dante Alighieri” of Reggio Calabria, as well as in convention with Italian Institutes of Culture abroad or other institutions. |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. - A degree (three years or more) with at least 24 credits in mathematics or statistics or computer science, with a minimum of 6 in mathematics and a minimum of 6 in statistics – the candidate should have a strong aptitude for quantitative methods and computer science |
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Overview
The Master’s Degree Program in “Statistics and data science” is active from academic year 2019/20. It is a transformation of “Statistics, Actuarial and Financial Sciences”. The main novelties concern:
an increase in data science contents, in particular with the activation of a fundamental course of computer science (“Algorithms and programming for data analysis”), the addition of computational issues to the basic course of statistical inference, the strengthening of Bayesian statistics with the activation of a fundamental course in the first year.
The major emphasis on data science is motivated by the excellent job opportunities of graduates with these skills and by the current research activity of the reference department to which almost all the teachers of the degree programme belong, ie the Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications. G. Parenti ‘, which obtained a loan for the five-year period 2018-2022 as a department of excellence with a project on data science topics.
Career opportunities
The master program prepares statisticians for a broad range of careers, particularly in the financial, medical, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors of the economy, but also with local and national government agencies, as well as in other areas. The master program also provides an excellent foundation for students wishing to pursue advanced postgraduate research in statistics.
The graduates of “Statistics and data science” can enrol to the exam for the profession of actuary in Italy