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Number of new places offered: 30
Total credits: 120
Languages taught: Spanish.
Indicative price: 45.02 euros per credit (for Spaniards, community foreigners and those who have legal status as residents in Spain) and 84.07 euros per credit for other students.
Master's Scholarship: see relevant information here .goalsThe European Master in Official Statistics (EMOS) is a joint initiative of the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) and the European Statistical System (ESS) to connect the producers of official statistics and the academic world at the European level.
This University Master's degree is committed to a homogeneous and high-level training in official statistics with the aim of preparing social scientists and statisticians to face the challenges that the production and analysis of massive data will face in the coming years . The aim is to promote a homogenized European training that not only generates high levels of technical quality but also respects the ethical criteria necessary to carry out work with such a high level of responsibility.
Curriculum
FIRST COURSE
TRAINING COMPLEMENTS
ECTS
SEM.
Leveling Module
Leveling Matter in Social Sciences
Geographic Analysis of the Population: Definition and Basic Indicators
6
1st
Basic Economic Indicators
6
1st
Basic Social Indicators
6
1st
Econometrics Applied to Official Statistics
6
2nd
Matter of Leveling in Statistics
Statistical Expansion
6
1st
Multivariate Statistics
6
1st
Linear Models
6
1st
Sampling Techniques and Official Statistics
6
2nd
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
ECTS
SEM.
Compulsory Training Module
Compulsory Training Course in Statistics and Computing
Research design
4
1st
Computer Methods and Database Management
4
1st
Bases of Measurement in the Social Sciences
4
2nd
Big Data, Open Data and Cloud Data
4
2nd
Computational Statistics
4
2nd
Time Series and Panel Data
4
2nd
Advanced Skills and Techniques Module
Advanced Subject in Social and Legal Sciences (choose 3 subjects)
Law of Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Governance
4
1st
Data Protection Laws
4
1st
Demographic Analysis and Projections
4
2nd
Public Economy: Economic Indicators and Analysis of Comparative Public Policies
4
2nd
Advanced Economic Indicators I and II
4
2nd
Advanced Social Indicators
4
2nd
SECOND COURSE
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
ECTS
SEM.
Compulsory Training Module
Compulsory Training Course in Official Statistics (EMOS Module)
Access to Official Data and Legal Regulations
3
1st
Organization of Official Statistical Production
4
1st
Processing of Official Statistical Data
4
1st
OPTATIVE SUBJECTS
ECTS
SEM.
Advanced Skills and Techniques Module
Advanced Subject in Statistical Techniques (choose 3 subjects)
Statistical Analysis of Social Networks
4
1st
Survey Methodologies
4
1st
Stochastic simulation
4
1st
Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Statistics
4
1st
Item Response Theory
4
1st
Final Master's Thesis and Internships: Case Studies
4
1st
EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS
ECTS
SEM.
External Practices
12
2nd
MASTER'S FINAL PROJECT
ECTS
SEM.
Final Master's Project
25
1st and 2nd
RecipientsThis University Master's Degree is aimed mainly at graduates and / or graduates in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics and engineering. Candidates who have graduated from other degrees will be considered.Why study this master?EMOS was created to strengthen collaboration within academia and producers of official statistics and to help develop professionals capable of working with European data at different levels in the production system.
The EMOS Master is based on learning outcomes that familiarize graduates with the official statistics system, production models, statistical methods and dissemination. Universities offering EMOS master's degrees actively collaborate with national statistical institutes to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Relevant topics for Master's thesis, internships in the official statistics area, EMOS training activities and webinars offer a relevant combination of skills and knowledge for future experts in official statistics and social and economic indicators.
On the other hand, the academic specialization provided by the professors of this degree, who are included in research groups of recognized international prestige, will facilitate the student's initiation into research.
Students who have completed this University Master's Degree may request admission to any of the Doctorate programs taught at the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences.Admission requirements for mastersNon-enabling university mastersBe in possession of any of the following titles:Spanish official university degree .
Title issued by an institution of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and empowering in the country of issue for access to Master's education.
Title of educational systems outside the EHEA that empowers in the country of issuance for access to Master's education, homologated or declared equivalent to the degree and academic level of Degree or Degree by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training . In case of lacking the mentioned homologation or equivalency, it will be necessary to have authorization or access permission granted by this University.
Or be carrying out studies leading to the obtaining of any of the previous degrees during the course in which the pre-registration is carried out and be in a position to prove the obtaining of the same before the date established in the corresponding call (see href = "https: //www.ucm.es/requisitos-de-admision-a-masteres ).
In addition, students from foreign educational systems, whose mother tongue is different from Spanish, must prove level B2 of the Spanish language (or higher) .
Specific requirements that any of the requested masters may have. You can consult it by accessing the website of the Master itself.
