The second year of study is made up of fundamental and optional courses involving advanced theories in Statistics. The students learn the techniques that are essential for their future profession of statistician and also have specific classes in high-level computer languages such as SAS®, SPSS®, C++ and Java. Group projects enable the students to apply a wide range of techniques from real-life data. These projects are closely followed and monitored by professionals and academics alike.

Second year ends with an applied internship in statistics which must be carried out in a competitive company, a public or private research centre or a government organisation or administration. The objective of the internship, which lasts for two to three months, is to ensure the practical application of the theoretical knowledge acquired during the first two years of study. The following are examples of internship themes : statistical analysis and SAS programming, the development of statistical tools for the evaluation of nutritional programmes on trial, clinical data management and statistical analysis, credit card analytics, statistical software development for generalised linear and non-linear mixed models.