This program is designed for students who desire academic research careers. The foundation is a sequence of courses in probability, mathematical statistics, linear models and statistical computing. The program also encourages study in a cognate area of application.
Up to four courses per semester may be counted toward the overall requirement of 13 courses. Six of the seven core courses are usually taken in the first year.
Sample Program Sequence |
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Years 1 and 2 | |
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Year 1
Fall: STAT 930, STAT 961, STAT 970 Year 2 Fall: STAT 972, Two Electives |
Year 3 | |
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Fall: Independent Study Course, Two Electives, Oral Exam/Thesis Proposal Spring: Electives or Directed Study Units |
Year 4 | |
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Independent Study and Dissertation Research |
Electives must include suitable courses numbered 900 and above, when offered.
The Program for the PhD Includes Seven Core Courses in the 2021-2022 Academic Year |
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STAT 927 | Bayesian Statistics |
STAT 930 | Probability |
STAT 931 | Stochastic Processes |
STAT 961 | Statistical Methodology |
STAT 970 | Mathematical Statistics |
STAT 971 | Introduction to Linear Statistical Models |
STAT 972 | Advanced Topics in Mathematical Statistics |
More advanced students choose from among various elective courses offered by the faculty of the Statistics and Data Science Department and other departments at the University. There is also considerable opportunity to take individually-structured reading courses with faculty in the department.
Student Involvement in the Department
In addition to formal coursework, the student is expected to participate in the informal intellectual life of the Department of Statistics and Data Science. This includes attendance at departmental colloquia, where visiting speakers describe current research, plus participation in informal seminars investigating current topics of interest in a non-course setting.
Department of Statistics and Data Science
The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
Academic Research Building
265 South 37th Street, 3rd & 4th Floors
Philadelphia, PA 19104-1686
Phone: (215) 898-8222
Fax: (215) 898-1280
PhD Program
Students
- Katherine Brumberg, PhD Student
- Jeff Cai, PhD Student
- Abhinav Chakraborty, PhD Student
- Patrick Chao, PhD Student
- Anirban Chatterjee, PhD Student
- Ran Chen, PhD Student
- Shuxiao Chen, PhD Student
- Abhinandan Dalal, PhD Student
- Mauricio Daros Andrade, PhD Student
- Emily Diana, PhD Student
- Sheng Gao, PhD Student
- Ryan Gross, PhD Student
- Siyu Heng, AMCS PhD Student
- Dongwoo Kim, PhD Student
- Kaishu Mason, PhD Student
- Sagnik Nandy, PhD Student
- Hongming Pu, PhD Student
- Saeed Sharifi-Malvajerdi, PhD Student
- Yichen Wang, PhD Student
- Hua Wang, PhD Student
- Hongji Wei, PhD Student
- Ruijia Wu, PhD Student
- Chi-Yun Wu, PhD Student in Genomics and Computational Biology
- Yachong Yang, PhD Student
- Bo Zhang, PhD Student
- Jeffrey Zhang, PhD Student
- Zhaojun Zhang, PhD Student
- Zijie Zhuang, PhD Student