1. About the Institution
University of Southampton, referred to as SOTON, is the world's top 100 universities. Founded in 1862, the main campus is located in Southampton, England. Ranked 97th in the QS World University Rankings 2020, it is a research university in the top 1% of the world. University of Southampton is the only university in the UK to receive a five star research rating for each of its engineering departments, and is widely recognized as one of the top technology universities in the world.
2. About the 1+1+1 Program
School of Statistics in SWUFE signed a student collaboration agreement with the School of Mathematics at University of Southampton in the UK in the fall semester of 2018. According to the agreement, each spring semester, students will finish online application and a list of candidates will be provided by School of Statistics. SOTON will process all the applications online and decide who will be admitted to this Program. Graduate students participated in this Program will spend the first year studying in School of Statistics at SWUFE, and they will go to School of Mathematics in SOTON and continue their second year of study after achieving the required academic performance, they will return to SWUFE and continue their third year of study when they finish all the courses in SOTON. Students will be awarded a master's degree by SWUFE and a master's degree by SOTON after their courses and dissertations meet the graduation requirements of both institutions. Up to now, the School has successfully sent 4 graduate students to study in University of Southampton.
3. Majors Available
1) MSc Actuarial Science
2) MSc Operational Research and Finance
3) MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine
4) MSc Operational Research and Statistics
5) MSc Statistics
6) MSc Data Analytics for Government
7) MSc Applied Statistics
8) MSc Social Research Methods with Applied Statistics
4. Application
a) Full-time first-year graduate students in School of Statistics;
b) Complete all required courses in the first year with an average score of not less than 75;
c) IELTS should no less than 6.5 with each part no less than 6.0 (students may apply for a Pre-sessional English Course offered by SOTON if they fail to meet the requirement)
