EDA – study plan
- 2 full-time years (4 semesters)
classes are usually held on working days – Monday to Friday – and on weekly basis; regular attendance is expected from students - Total workload (credits) – 120 ECTS
- Class format – lectures and seminars
- A usual class duration is 90 minutes (ie two teaching hours; one teaching hour lasts 45 minutes).
- The EDA programme has two specializations (students choose their specialization during the first semester):
MASTER IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS (MOS)
DATA ANALYSIS AND MODELLING (DAM)
Compulsory courses for 30 ECTS
Economic Demography I (3 ECTS) – 4DM465
Economic Statistics (6 ECTS) – 4ES611
Introduction to Data Analysis with R and SQL (3 ECTS) – 4ST604
Probability and Mathematical Statistics I (6 ECTS) – 4ST621
Survey Methodology (3 ECTS) – 4ES610
Regression (6 ECTS) – 4ST616
Project Management (3 ECTS) – 4EK603
Students choose their specialization during the first semester:
Master in Official Statistics (MOS)
Data Analysis and Modelling (DAM)
| MOS | DAM |
| Compulsory courses for 24 ECTS Multiple Criteria Decision Making (6 ECTS) – 4EK606 Advanced Econometrics 1 (6 ECTS) – 4EK608 Official Statistics (3 ECTS) – 4ES612 National Accounting: Concepts and Analyses (6 ECTS) – 4ES618 Excel Skills for Business (3 ECTS) – 4IT523 Elective courses for 6 ECTS |
Compulsory courses for 30 ECTS Multiple Criteria Decision Making (6 ECTS) – 4EK606 Advanced Econometrics 1 (6 ECTS) – 4EK608 Probability and Mathematical Statistics II (6 ECTS) – 4ST630 Real Data Analysis (6 ECTS) – 4ST606 Computational Methods and Data Analysis (6 ECTS) – 4MM451 |
| MOS | DAM |
| Internship in the national or international statistical institute or in the central bank for 30 ECTS | Compulsory courses for 12 ECTS Applied Multivariate Statistics (6 ECTS) – 4ST611 Combinatorial Optimization (6 ECTS) – 4EK605 Elective courses for 18 ECTS Exchange semester abroad – optional |
| MOS | DAM |
| Compulsory courses for 9 ECTS Time Series (6 ECTS) – 4ST631 Understanding Economic and Social Indicators (3 ECTS) – 4ES526 Elective courses for 9 ECTS |
Compulsory courses for 18 ECTS Time Series (6 ECTS) – 4ST631 Understanding Economic and Social Indicators (3 ECTS) – 4ES526 Case Studies in Operations Research (6 ECTS) – 4EK607 Statistical Methods and Capital Markets (3 ECTS) – 4ST441 |
| Final State Exams (6 ECTS) + Thesis Defence (6 ECTS) | |
Advanced Statistical Methods (3 ECTS) – 4ST650
Applied Multivariate Statistics (6ECTS) – 4ST611
Applied Operational Research in Business Consulting (3 ECTS) – 4EK611
Basic in Quantitative Methods in R (3 ECTS) – 4ST660 – is taught at the beg. of the first semester, introductory course
Case Studies in Operations Research (6 ECTS)– 4EK607
Combinatorial Optimization (6 ECTS) – 4EK605
Czech for Foreigners (3 ECTS) – 4SA622
Data Science in Python and R (6 ECTS) – 4IZ565
Economic Demography II (6 ECTS) – 4DM475
Information Systems Management (3 ECTS) – 4SA431
Information Technologies in Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS) – 4IT487
Introduction to Financial and Insurance Mathematics (6 ECTS) – 4ST608
Macroeconomics Data and Economic Policies (3 ECTS) – 4ES614
Quantitative Methods for Evidence-Based Policies (3 ECTS) – 4ES613
Quantitative Methods in Economics (6 ECTS) – 4ES615
Real Data Analysis (6 ECTS) – 4ST606
Statistics with R (3 ECTS) – 4ST605
International Week courses (3 ECTS) – intensive courses in January
Advanced Statistical Methods (3 ECTS) – 4ST650
Analysis of Extreme Values (3 ECTS) – 4ST651
Applied Operational Research in Business Consulting (3 ECTS) – 4EK614
Banking and Financial Institutions (3 ECTS) – 1BP260
Basic in Quantitative Methods in R (3 ECTS) – 4ST660 – is taught at the beg. of the first semester, introductory course
Business and Competitive Intelligence (6 ECTS) – 4IT555
Credit Risk Modelling and Management (4 ECTS) – 1BP450
Communication and Presentation of Information (6 ECTS) – 4SA612
Czech for Foreigners (3 ECTS) – 4SA622
Data Science in Python and R (6 ECTS) – 4IZ565
Economic Demography II (6 ECTS) – 4DM475
Games and Decisions (3 ECTS) – 4EK602
Information and Media (3 ECTS) – 4SA623
Information Systems Management (3 ECTS) – 4SA431
Information Technologies in Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS) – 4IT487
International Financial Markets (3 ECTS) – 1BP425
Introduction Financial and Insurance Mathematics (6 ECTS) – 4ST608
Introductory Econometrics (6 ECTS) – 4EK610
Macroeconomics Data and Economic Policies (3 ECTS) – 4ES614
Public Finance (3 ECTS) – 1VF203
Quantitative Methods for Evidence-Based Policies (3 ECTS) – 4ES613
Quantitative Methods in Economics (6 ECTS) – 4ES615
Statistics (6 ECTS) – 4ST601
Statistics with R (3 ECTS) – 4ST605
International Week courses (3 ECTS) – intensive courses in January
Compulsory part of the MOS specialization represents a long term internship. According to the study plan students have to attend the internship in some of the national or international official statistic during the third semester of their study.
Internship is for 30 credits.
Internship gives you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and skills in a practice.
Internship is splitted to two parts:
- Practical training at the institution for 320 hours worked (12 credits).
- Project (for 18 credits) which is developed during the internship under supervision of one teacher and one expert from the institution where the internship was realised.
- Sport courses
- Czech language courses:
Elementary Czech for Foreigners (A2) – 2RU131, Basic Czech for Foreigners (A1) – 2RU135, Elementary Czech for Russian speaking Foreigners (A2) – 2RU138, Czech for Foreign students 1 (3ECTS) 2RU140 + following course Czech for Foreign students 2 (3ECTS) 2RU141