Colleges and Universities Offering Masters of Science in Social Statistics(Social Statistics) in Kenya
- Course Name: Masters of Science in Social Statistics(Social Statistics)
- Major Subject: Social Statistics
- Course Category: Masters
- Average Study Duration:
Some of the area covered in this program are:
(a)Applied demography
(b)Computational statistics
(c)Project
(d)Statistical theory
(e)Analytic demography.
Applicants may possess any of the qualifications below:
(a)A degree in sociology,commerce,economics, geography and psychology.
(b)A degree in a relevant field with at least upper second class in statistics or mathematics.
(c)A lower second class degree with at least two years research experience
(d)Those without a degree may be admitted as long as they have passed relevant qualifying exams plus an evidence of research experience or academic work.
The program takes two years.
Colleges Offering Masters of Science in Social Statistics(Social Statistics)
No colleges found offering this course.
Universities Offering Masters of Science in Social Statistics(Social Statistics)
University of Nairobi School of Mathematics, Nairobi
Admission requirements:
To be eligible for registration for the Master of Science degree in Mathematics, candidates must have taken Mathematics or Statistics as a major subject in their first degree and obtained at least an upper second class honours or its equivalent.
Common regulations from the Masters degree in all Faculties shall be applicable and the general regulations for the Masters degree in the School of Mathematics shall also be applicable. In the First Year of Study, all candidates shall take six units by course work and in the second year of study, candidates may either take course work or undertake thesis research.
Candidates taking course work in the second year of study will take either six course units or four course units and a project whose findings shall be presented in the form of a brief write up. The project shall be regarded as equivalent to two units.
Candidates undertaking a thesis research in the second year of study, shall do so on an approved subject. The thesis shall be regarded as equivalent to six course units. Examinations shall be governed by the general regulations from the Degree of Master of Science in the School of Mathematics.
The course work examinations shall be held at the end of the academic year. A one-unit course will be examined by a two-hour paper while a two-unit course will be examined by a three-hour paper.
The project write-up shall be submitted for evaluation by an external examiner.
Kenyatta University, Nairobi
JKUAT Westlands Campus, Westlands
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