732A60 · 3 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Statistik

Advanced Academic Studies

Active · next start HT 2026

100%

passed the latest regular sitting

PRO1 · 20 Nov 2025 · 27 students

100%

passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years

PRO1 · 88 students

This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.

Part of 1 programme

Master's Programme in Statistics and Machine Learningsemester 1 · period F7MML · compulsory

Hand-in or lab

PRO1 Project

Main rounds

100% passed · 88 students

20 Nov 2025100%27

27 Oct 2022100%30
3 Nov 2021100%31

Later rounds

100% passed · 74 students

17 Jan 2025100%28
1 Mar 2024100%5
23 Oct 2023100%12
9 Oct 2023100%12
2 Mar 2023100%5
10 Oct 2022100%12

Pass a later round: 100% (74 students), compared with 100% (88 students) on the ordinary exam

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About the course

Aim

After completion of the course, the students shall be able to:

write a disposition of written technical/scientific reports
summarize scientific publications
correctly indicate and use citations and references in written reports
account for the principles of reviewing the technical/scientific reports
account for the opportunities and limitations of Statistics and research and discuss responsible usage of Statistics
reflect on equality and diversity perspectives
reflect on global sustainability goals
account for and follow the basic rules and regulations for advanced studies at Swedish universities, especially at LiU
plan and carry out course work within given time frames

Content

The aim of the course is to prepare the students for advanced academic studies and also to let the students learn the academic culture in general. A basic ambition is to supply essential tools to the students on the master´s level in Sweden. The course should facilitate the transition from the consumption of science to the production of science.

The course covers the following topics:

Academic writing
Statistics and research, their role in society and responsible usage of statistics
Review of scientific works
Constructive criticism
University rules, organization and ethical rules
Rules on citation and reference
Academic culture
Equal opportunities
global sustainability goals
Introduction to LiU
Library facilities

Examiner: Jolanta Pielaszkiewicz
Main field of study: Statistik

Syllabus on Studieinfo ↗