Admission requirements
To start the preparations of the thesis project the student should have 42EC of the programme Statistics and Data Science.
Description
The thesis project, in which the final examination report of the master is written, consists of two parts
Preparation of the thesis project (4EC)
Carry out the thesis project (30EC)
In "Preparation of the thesis project", the student follows mandatory lectures and working groups on academic integrity , reproducible research, and scientific writing, and writes the proposal for the thesis project.
This course is given twice a year, in the fall and the spring semester
Course Objectives
After successful completion students are able to:
reflect on research integrity dilemmas within statistics and data science and follow Leiden University policies on academic integrity in their research;
apply tools to work in a transparent and reproducible way, such as working with scripts, GitHub and version control and explain the importance of working in a transparent and reproducible way;
develop a research plan and write a proposal for their thesis, which includes a description of the background, formulation of research aims and objectives, and a work plan.
Timetable
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of Instruction
Lectures, assignments and working groups.
Assessment method
This course is grade with pass/fail. Students should be present at mandatory lectures and working groups and complete all mandatory assignments to pass the course.
Reading list
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
thesis@stat.leidenuniv.nl More contact information is provided on Brightspace.
Remarks
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.