Search result: Course units in Autumn Semester 2020
Statistics Master  The following courses belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. The corresponding credits do not count as external credits even for course units where an enrolment at ETH Zurich is not possible. | ||||||
 Master Studies (Programme Regulations 2020) | ||||||
| Core Courses | ||||||
| Statistical Modelling | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401-3622-00L | Statistical Modelling | W | 8 credits | 4G | P. L. Bühlmann, M. Mächler | |
| 401-4623-00L | Time Series Analysis | W | 6 credits | 3G | F. Balabdaoui | |
| Applied Statistics | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-0625-01L | Applied Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U | L. Meier | |
| Mathematical Statistics The two core courses Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics (401-3621-00L) and Likelihood Inference (401-8623-00L) are similar in content. Therefore only one of them can be recognised towards the Master’s degree in the core course area «Mathematical Statistics». | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-3621-00L | Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | S. van de Geer | |
| 401-8623-00L | Likelihood Inference (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA402 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html The two core courses Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics (401-3621-00L) and Likelihood Inference (401-8623-00L) are similar in content. Therefore only one of them can be recognised towards the Master’s degree in Statistics (Programme Regulations 2020) in the core course area «Mathematical Statistics». | W | 5 credits | 3G | University lecturers | |
| Subject Specific Electives | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-3601-00L | Probability Theory At most one of the three course units (Bachelor Core Courses) 401-3461-00L Functional Analysis I 401-3531-00L Differential Geometry I 401-3601-00L Probability Theory can be recognised for the Master's degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics. In this case, you cannot change the category assignment by yourself in myStudies but must take contact with the Study Administration Office (www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat) after having received the credits. | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | A.‑S. Sznitman | |
| 401-3627-00L | High-Dimensional Statistics Does not take place this semester. | W | 4 credits | 2V | P. L. Bühlmann | |
| 401-3612-00L | Stochastic Simulation | W | 5 credits | 3G | F. Sigrist | |
| 401-4619-67L | Advanced Topics in Computational Statistics Does not take place this semester. | W | 4 credits | 2V | not available | |
| 401-4633-00L | Data Analytics in Organisations and Business | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U | I. Flückiger | |
| 401-6217-00L | Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part II)  | W | 1.5 credits | 1G | M. Mächler | |
| 401-0627-00L | Smoothing and Nonparametric Regression with Examples | W | 4 credits | 2G | S. Beran-Ghosh | |
| 447-6289-00L | Sampling Surveys Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 2 credits | 1G | B. Hulliger | |
| 401-3628-14L | Bayesian Statistics Does not take place this semester. | W | 4 credits | 2V | ||
| 447-6273-00L | Bayes Methods Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 2 credits | 2G | Y.‑L. Grize | |
| 401-3901-00L | Mathematical Optimization | W | 11 credits | 4V + 2U | R. Zenklusen | |
| 252-0535-00L | Advanced Machine Learning | W | 10 credits | 3V + 2U + 4A | J. M. Buhmann, C. Cotrini Jimenez | |
| 252-3005-00L | Natural Language Processing Number of participants limited to 200. | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U + 1A | R. Cotterell | |
| 227-0423-00L | Neural Network Theory | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | H. Bölcskei | |
| 401-4521-70L | Geometric Tomography - Uniqueness, Statistical Reconstruction and Algorithms | W | 4 credits | 2V | J. Hörrmann | |
| 401-6282-00L | Statistical Analysis of High-Throughput Genomic and Transcriptomic Data (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA426 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html | W | 5 credits | 3G | H. Rehrauer, M. Robinson | |
| 401-8625-00L | Clinical Biostatistics (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA404 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html | W | 6 credits | 4G | University lecturers | |
| 263-3210-00L | Deep Learning | W | 8 credits | 3V + 2U + 2A | T. Hofmann | |
| 263-5210-00L | Probabilistic Artificial Intelligence | W | 8 credits | 3V + 2U + 2A | A. Krause | |
| Free Electives Several further courses offered at the University of Zurich belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. With the consent by the Advisor (http://stat.ethz.ch/~kalisch/) such a course is eligible as a free elective. | ||||||
| » Course Catalogue | ||||||
| Master Studies (Programme Regulations 2014) | ||||||
| Core Courses In each subject area, the core courses offered are normally mathematical as well as application-oriented in content. For each subject area, only one of these is recognised for the Master degree. | ||||||
| Regression | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-0649-00L | Applied Statistical Regression | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Dettling | |
| 401-3622-00L | Statistical Modelling | W | 8 credits | 4G | P. L. Bühlmann, M. Mächler | |
| Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-0625-01L | Applied Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U | L. Meier | |
| Multivariate Statistics No course offerings in this semester. | ||||||
| Time Series and Stochastic Processes | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-4623-00L | Time Series Analysis | W | 6 credits | 3G | F. Balabdaoui | |
| Mathematical Statistics | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-3621-00L | Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | S. van de Geer | |
| 401-8623-00L | Likelihood Inference (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA402 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html The two core courses Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics (401-3621-00L) and Likelihood Inference (401-8623-00L) are similar in content. Therefore only one of them can be recognised towards the Master’s degree in Statistics (Programme Regulations 2020) in the core course area «Mathematical Statistics». | W | 5 credits | 3G | University lecturers | |
| Specialization Areas and Electives | ||||||
| Statistical and Mathematical Courses | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-3601-00L | Probability Theory At most one of the three course units (Bachelor Core Courses) 401-3461-00L Functional Analysis I 401-3531-00L Differential Geometry I 401-3601-00L Probability Theory can be recognised for the Master's degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics. In this case, you cannot change the category assignment by yourself in myStudies but must take contact with the Study Administration Office (www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat) after having received the credits. | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | A.‑S. Sznitman | |
| 401-3627-00L | High-Dimensional Statistics Does not take place this semester. | W | 4 credits | 2V | P. L. Bühlmann | |
| 401-3612-00L | Stochastic Simulation | W | 5 credits | 3G | F. Sigrist | |
| 401-4619-67L | Advanced Topics in Computational Statistics Does not take place this semester. | W | 4 credits | 2V | not available | |
| 401-4633-00L | Data Analytics in Organisations and Business | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U | I. Flückiger | |
| 401-6217-00L | Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part II) | W | 1.5 credits | 1G | M. Mächler | |
| 401-0627-00L | Smoothing and Nonparametric Regression with Examples | W | 4 credits | 2G | S. Beran-Ghosh | |
| 447-6221-00L | Nonparametric Regression Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 1 credit | 1G | M. Mächler | |
| 447-6233-00L | Spatial Statistics Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 1 credit | 1G | A. J. Papritz | |
| 447-6245-00L | Data Mining Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 1 credit | 1G | M. Mächler | |
| 447-6257-00L | Repeated Measures Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 1 credit | 1G | L. Meier | |
| 447-6191-00L | Statistical Analysis of Financial Data Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 2 credits | 1G | M. Dettling, A. F. Ruckstuhl | |
| 447-6289-00L | Sampling Surveys Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 2 credits | 1G | B. Hulliger | |
| 401-3628-14L | Bayesian Statistics Does not take place this semester. | W | 4 credits | 2V | ||
| 447-6273-00L | Bayes Methods Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 2 credits | 2G | Y.‑L. Grize | |
| 401-3913-01L | Mathematical Foundations for Finance | W | 4 credits | 3V + 2U | M. Schweizer | |
| 401-3901-00L | Mathematical Optimization | W | 11 credits | 4V + 2U | R. Zenklusen | |
| 252-0535-00L | Advanced Machine Learning | W | 10 credits | 3V + 2U + 4A | J. M. Buhmann, C. Cotrini Jimenez | |
| 252-3005-00L | Natural Language Processing Number of participants limited to 200. | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U + 1A | R. Cotterell | |
| 227-0423-00L | Neural Network Theory | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | H. Bölcskei | |
| 401-4521-70L | Geometric Tomography - Uniqueness, Statistical Reconstruction and Algorithms | W | 4 credits | 2V | J. Hörrmann | |
| 401-6282-00L | Statistical Analysis of High-Throughput Genomic and Transcriptomic Data (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA426 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html | W | 5 credits | 3G | H. Rehrauer, M. Robinson | |
| 401-8625-00L | Clinical Biostatistics (University of Zurich) No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: STA404 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html | W | 6 credits | 4G | University lecturers | |
| 447-6201-00L | Nonparametric and Resampling Methods Does not take place this semester. Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to registrar@ethz.ch. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course. | W | 2 credits | 2G | ||
| Statistical and Mathematical Courses: not eligible for credits | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-6215-00L | Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part I) | E- | 1.5 credits | 1G | M. Mächler | |
| Application Areas Students select one area of application and look for suitable courses in which quantitative methods and modeling play a role. They need the consent by the Advisor (http://stat.ethz.ch/~kalisch/) that the chosen courses are eligible in the category "Application Areas". For the category assignment of eligible courses keep the choice "no category" and take contact with the Study Administration Office (www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat/staff/ekuenti) after having received the credits. The Study Administration Office needs the Advisor's consent. | ||||||
| Seminar or Semester Paper | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-3620-70L | Student Seminar in Statistics: Multiple Testing for Modern Data Science Number of participants limited to 24 Mainly for students from the Mathematics Bachelor and Master Programmes who, in addition to the introductory course unit 401-2604-00L Probability and Statistics, have heard at least one core or elective course in statistics. Also offered in the Master Programmes Statistics resp. Data Science. | W | 4 credits | 2S | M. Löffler, A. Taeb | |
| 401-3630-04L | Semester Paper Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required. For more information, see www.math.ethz.ch/intranet/students/study-administration/theses.html | W | 4 credits | 6A | Supervisors | |
| 401-3630-06L | Semester Paper Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required. For more information, see www.math.ethz.ch/intranet/students/study-administration/theses.html | W | 6 credits | 9A | Supervisors | |
| 252-5051-00L | Advanced Topics in Machine Learning Number of participants limited to 40. The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the fourth week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar. | W | 2 credits | 2S | J. M. Buhmann, G. Rätsch, J. Vogt, F. Yang | |
| 363-1100-00L | Risk Case Study Challenge Does not take place this semester. | W | 3 credits | 2S | A. Bommier, S. Feuerriegel, J. Teichmann | |
| GESS Science in Perspective Two credits are needed from the "Science in Perspective" programme with language courses excluded if three credits from language courses have already been recognised for the Bachelor's degree. see Link (Eight credits must be acquired in this category: normally six during the Bachelor’s degree programme, and two during the Master’s degree programme. A maximum of three credits from language courses from the range of the Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich may be recognised. In addition, only advanced courses (level B2 upwards) in the European languages English, French, Italian and Spanish are recognised. German language courses are recognised from level C2 upwards.) | ||||||
| » see GESS Science in Perspective: Language Courses ETH/UZH | ||||||
| » see GESS Science in Perspective: Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Capability | ||||||
| » Recommended GESS Science in Perspective (Type B) for D-MATH. | ||||||
| Master's Thesis | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 401-2000-00L | Scientific Works in Mathematics Target audience: Third year Bachelor students; Master students who cannot document to have received an adequate training in working scientifically. | O | 0 credits | M. Burger, E. Kowalski | ||
| 401-2000-01L | Lunch Sessions – Thesis Basics for Mathematics Students Details and registration for the optional MathBib training course: https://www.math.ethz.ch/mathbib-schulungen | Z | 0 credits | Speakers | ||
| 401-4990-02L | Master's Thesis Only students who fulfil the following criteria are allowed to begin with their Master's thesis: a. successful completion of the Bachelor's programme; b. fulfilling of any additional requirements necessary to gain admission to the Master's programme; c. They have acquired at least 16 credits in the category “Core courses” for Programme Regulations 2014 and 40 credits in the category “Main Areas” for Programme Regulations 2020. Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required. For more information, see www.math.ethz.ch/intranet/students/study-administration/theses.html | O | 30 credits | 57D | Supervisors | |
| Course Units for Additional Admission Requirements The courses below are only available for MSc students with additional admission requirements. | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 406-0173-AAL | Linear Algebra I and II Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 6 credits | 13R | N. Hungerbühler | |
| 406-0243-AAL | Analysis I and II Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 14 credits | 30R | M. Akveld | |
| 406-0603-AAL | Stochastics (Probability and Statistics) Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 4 credits | 9R | M. Kalisch | |
| 406-2604-AAL | Probability and Statistics Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 7 credits | 15R | M. Schweizer | |