Overview

Students on the Applied Statistics and Empirical Methods programme at the University of Göttingen will have to find a supervisor and funding for their thesis project before applying. The supervisor has to be a member of the Centre for Statistics.

Features

The Ph.D. program is especially designed for:

Ph.D. students who are interested in a statistical or empirical PhD project

Ph.D. students who's supervisor is a member of the Centre for Statistics

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Generalized Linear Models

Methods of Statistical Inference (Likelihood & Bayes)

Econometrics

Time Series Analysis

Multivariate Procedures

Statistical Programming with R

Spatial Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Göttingen, Germany

Disciplines

Statistics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

sound knowledge of basic statistics and methodology (30 ECTS or equivalent; with 15 ECTS a conditional admission is possible)

adequate skills in English language (language requirements)

a Master or Diploma (or equivalent) in one of the following fields:

agricultural sciences

biosciences

computer sciences

economics

forest sciences

mathematics/statistics

medicine/epidemiology

physics

psychology

social sciences

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

Semester fee: 466 Euro

Living costs

Göttingen

Germany

730 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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