Education of mathematical and statistical methods
Biometris provides education in applied mathematics and statistics within Wageningen University & Research. Biometris occupies a unique position within the university since quantitative methods are important for almost all Wageningen University study programmes. It is the largest supplier of education, and no other group is involved in so many of these programmes.
BSc and MSc Theses
Biometris is the perfect group for you to do your BSc/MSc thesis and sharpen your skills in data analysis and data modelling in the broadest sense. These skills will critically contribute to your future success, whether in academia or in business.
Are you interested in combining your substantive interest with your love for numbers? If so, visit our Thesis@Biometris BrightSpace page. Type in “thesis@Biometris” in the BrightSpace discovery tool. Clicking ‘enroll in course’ will give you access to the page with all information on doing a thesis with Biometris. If you see an interesting project you can contact the supervisor directly. If you would like to propose your own (collaborative) topic, please contact the thesis coordinator at carel.peeters@wur.nl.
Thesis coordinator
Want to know more about a BSc/MSc thesis at Biometris?
prof.dr. CFW (Carel) Peeters
Professor/Chairholder Statistics
BSc and MSc Courses
You can find all the Bachelor and Master courses given by the Mathematical and Statistical Methods Group below. If you want information about other MSc courses, visit the Study Handbook website. Contact Saskia Burgers for more information on Statistics education or Maikel Verouden for more information on Mathematics education.
- MAT12806 Mathematics M (Mathematics for Social Sciences)
- MAT14303 Basic Statistics
- MAT14803 Mathematics 1
- MAT14903 Mathematics 2
- MAT15003 Mathematics 3
- MAT15303 Statistics 1
- MAT15403 Statistics 2
- MAT20306 Advanced Statistics
- MAT23306 Multivariate Mathematics Applied
- MAT24306 Advanced Statistics for Nutritionists
- MAT24803 Mathematics for Time-dependent Systems
- MAT26806 Data Analysis for Biosystems Engineering
- MAT27803 R for Statistics
- MAT32306 Systems and Control Theory
- MAT32806 Statistics for Data Scientists
- MAT33306 Data Science for Breeding and Genetics
- MAT34306 Stochastic Differential Equations and Data Assimilation
- MAT34806 Bayesian Data Analysis
- MAT35306 Advanced Data Analysis for agricultural research
- YRM10306 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- YRM20306 Research Methods in Environmental Science
- YRM20806 Research Design & Research Methods
- YRM21306 Research Methodology for Human Environment Interactions
- YRM21806 Data Analysis for Health and Society
- YRM30806 Research Methods and Data Analysis in Communication and Health
- YRM31306 Interviews and Questionnaires: design and analysis
- YRM50303 Capita Selecta Research Methodology
- YRM50306 Capita Selecta Research Methodology
- YRM65000 Observation Techniques
- YRM65100 Interviewing Techniques
- YRM65300 Questionnaire Construction
- ABG30806 Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding
- CSA34306 Ecological Modelling and Data Analysis
- EZO23306 Modelling Biological Systems
- SSB40306 Advanced Systems Biology
Coordinators Courses
Focus on practical applicability
While theoretical knowledge of quantitative methods is highly relevant for students in Wageningen, practical applicability within the student’s field of study is of greater importance. Our study material contains information on applications from many fields, putting much emphasis on the connection between quantitative methods and applications.
Post Academic & In-house Company Courses
Biometris offers courses on statistics and mathematics, both in Dutch and English. These courses are also given in-house for companies and can be modified accordingly.
Courses that take place on regular basis:
- Basic Statistics
- Generalized Linear Models
- Mixed Linear Models
- Design of Experiments
- Bayesian Statistics
- Orientation on mathematical modelling in biology
- Statistical Uncertainty Analysis of Dynamic Models
- Multivariate analysis
- Applied Statistics (in Dutch)
- Statistics for Data Science
- Applied Statistics for VLAG Research School
- Chemometrics for VLAG Research School
- Introduction to R for VLAG Research School
Course repository:
- Applied Statistics (organized on request)
- Genotype by Environment Interaction
- Mixed Model based QTL mapping in GenStat
- "Identity by Descent" (IBD) - approaches to genomic analyses of genetic traits