| 1. Basics of Survey Statistics (30 ECTS credits) |
Compulsory modules: - Multivariate Methods (6 ECTS credits)
- Methods of Statistics III (6 ECTS credits)
- Introduction to Econometrics (6 ECTS credits)
- Advanced Econometrics (6 ECTS credits)
- Introduction to Bayes Statistics (6 ECTS credits)
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| 2. Computational Statistics (4 - 14 ECTS credits) |
Compulsory module: - Introduction to R Programming (4 ECTS credits)
Elective modules: - Advanced Data Analysis with R (4 ECTS credits)
- Computationally intensive Methods/ Monte-Carlo-Methods (6 ECTS credits)
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| 3. Survey Methodology (12 - 24 ECTS credits) |
Elective modules: - Bloc seminar Survey-Methodology: Handling of Missing Data in Surveys (6 ECTS credits)
- Questionnaire Design (6 ECTS credits)
- Data Collection and Sources of Error (6 ECTS credits)
- Mixed Mode Surveys (6 ECTS credits)
- Official Statistics (6 ECTS credits)
- In-Depth Topics of Official Statistics (6 ECTS credits)
- Calibration and Weighting Methods (6 ECTS credits)
- Panelsurveys (6 ECTS credits)
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| 4. Survey Statistics (12 - 24 ECTS credits) |
Compulsory module: - Statistical Analysis of Missing Data (6 ECTS credits)
Elective modules: - Time Series Analysis (6 ECTS credits)
- Survey Sampling (6 ECTS credits)
- Panel Data Analysis (6 ECTS credits)
- Small Area Estimation Techniques (6 ECTS credits)
- Variance Estimation Techniques (6 ECTS credits)
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| 5. Application (0 - 12 ECTS credits) |
Choosing from compulsory modules of the disciplines: - Political Science
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Computer Science / Applied Computer Science
- Business Computer Science
- Businnes Education Science
- Economics
- Business Administration
The respective Faculty Examining Board decides about deviate courses taken by students. |
| 6. Research and Practice (0 - 16 ECTS credits) |
Up to two modules corresponding each to 8 ECTS credits can be attended. - Internship I (8 ECTS credits)
- Internship II (8 ECTS credits)
- Research Project I (8 ECTS credits)
- Research Project II (8 ECTS credits)
- 480 hours of total work time should not be exceeded
- At the end of an internship / a research project a paper (i. e. an activity report) has to be handed in
- One of the modules may be replaced participating in an adequate, methodically applied, Summer School
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| 7. Master Thesis and Colloquium (30 ECTS credits) |
The topic of the master thesis should refer to at least one of the advanced module groups. - Master Thesis and Colloquium (30 ECTS credits)
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Link to current courses in Statistics & Econometrics
Link to the module handbook for the Survey Statistics Master