Statistics

3 semesters (max. 5 semesters) | 90 ECTS credits

Core courses (42 credits)

• Analytics Consulting
• Applied Bayesian Statistics
• Linear Models for Dependent Data
• Machine Learning
• Modern Flexible Regression
• Multivariate Analysis
• The Statistical Analysis of Time Series

Elective courses (18 credits)

• Theoretical Statistics
• Advanced Topics in Machine Learning
• Data Driven Impact Evaluation
• Experimental Design: Theory and Practice
• Financial Econometrics
• Fundamental and Advanced Sampling Techniques
• Institutional Project
• Models and Empirical Methods for Asset Pricing
• Research Seminar in Statistics
• Stochastic Processes in Finance
• Advanced Econometrics
• Crowdsourcing and AI

+ 7 possible courses outside the faculty

Master Thesis (30 credits)

www.unige.ch/conditions/MA

www.unige.ch/gsem/en/programs/masters/admissions

Deadline: 28 February 2026

www.unige.ch/enrolment

Master students at the GSEM may go for on exchange from their 3^rd semester, for one semester maximum. They may earn up to 30 credits while on exchange.

www.unige.ch/exchange

Master of Science in Statistics opens doors to opportunities in various industries: in food and beverage industry, international organizations, in (cantonal and federal) statistics offices, in financial companies, biostatistics (in the pharmaceutical industry ) and in many other areas. Finally, the continuation of studies with a doctorate is also an option available to students who have completed the master.

GENEVA SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
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40 bd du Pont-d'Arve
1211 Genève

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