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Bachelor of Science Pre-2021 - Statistics Major

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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 180KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

What do the different requirements mean?

  • Compulsory - all students must complete this course
  • Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
  • Required for Major - a course required for this major
  • Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
  • Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules

Year 1 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science Compulsory
[ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra I1,3
OR
MATH1071 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I3 ]		 Prerequisite for major
MATH1061 Discrete Mathematics Recommended
Elective Elective

 

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
[ STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data
OR
STAT1301 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data ]		 Compulsory
[ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations3
OR
MATH1072 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations3 ]		 Prerequisite for major
Elective Elective
Elective Elective
  1. Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051.
  2. MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C. MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  3. Students with a high achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 6 or 7 in MATH1050) should take the sequence MATH1071, MATH1072 and MATH2401.  Students with a sound achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 4 or 5 in MATH1050) should take the sequence MATH1051, MATH1052 and MATH2400.

Choose a study plan:

Computational Statistics

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 MATH2001 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II1
STAT2003 Mathematical Probability		 CSSE2002 Programming in the Large
2 STAT2004 Statistical Modelling & Analysis COSC2500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 STAT3001 Mathematical Statistics
STAT3003 Experimental Design
STAT3004 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes		 MATH3090 Financial Mathematics
MATH3302 Coding & Cryptography
2 STAT3306 Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data
STAT4401 Advanced Statistics 12
  1. This course is available in semester 1 and 2.
  2. This course is offered in even years only.

Financial Statistics

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 MATH2001 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II1
STAT2003 Mathematical Probability		  
2 STAT2004 Statistical Modelling & Analysis COSC2500 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 STAT3001 Mathematical Statistics
STAT3003 Experimental Design
STAT3004 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes		 MATH3090 Financial Mathematics
MATH3202 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
2 STAT3500 Problems & Applications in Modern Statistics STAT4401 Advanced Statistics 12
  1. This course is available in semester 1 and 2.
  2. This course is offered in even years only.

Theoretical Statistics

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 MATH2001 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II1
STAT2003 Mathematical Probability		 MATH2400 Mathematical Analysis
2 STAT2004 Statistical Modelling & Analysis MATH2302 Discrete Mathematics II
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 STAT3001 Mathematical Statistics
STAT3003 Experimental Design
STAT3004 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes		 MATH3401 Complex Analysis
MATH3402 Functional Analysis
2 STAT3500 Problems & Applications in Modern Statistics STAT4401 Advanced Statistics 12
  1. This course is available in semester 1 and 2.
  2. This course is offered in even years only.

Biostatistics

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 MATH2001 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II1
STAT2003 Mathematical Probability		 SCIE2100 Introduction to Bioinfomatics
2 STAT2004 Statistical Modelling & Analysis BIOL2202 Genetics
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 STAT3001 Mathematical Statistics
STAT3003 Experimental Design
STAT3004 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes		 BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics
MATH3104 Mathematical Biology
2 STAT3500 Problems & Applications in Modern Statistics STAT3306 Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data
STAT4401 Advanced Statistics 12
  1. This course is available in semester 1 and 2.
  2. This course is offered in even years only.