Program Requirements

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Statistics program requires completion of 144 units including:

1. At least 96 units taken from courses listed in Schedule 1 of the College of Business and Economics. 

2.  Not more than 60 units at 1000-level.

3.  The following compulsory courses:

(a)   COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms

(b)   MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1

       OR

       MATH1115 Mathematics and Applications 1 Honours

(c)   MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2

       OR

       MATH1116 Mathematics and Applications 2 Honours

(d)   MATH3511 Scientific Computing

(e)   STAT1003 Statistical Techniques

       OR

       STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods

(f)    STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics

(g)   STAT2008 Regression Modelling

(h)   STAT3004 Stochastic Modelling

(i)    STAT3011 Graphical Data Analysis

(j)    STAT3012 Design of Experiments and Surveys

(k)   STAT3013 Statistical Inference

 

4.  At least one specialisation chosen from Schedule A of the College

 

 

Schedule A - Specialisations for the Bachelor of Statistics

 

a.  Business Statistics:

     Assumed Knowledge:  To the level of MKTG2001 Marketing Research

• STAT2003 Statistical Marketing Research Methods
• STAT3005 Advanced Marketing Research Methods
• STAT3008 Applied Statistics
• EMET3007 Business and Economic Forecasting

 

b.  Econometrics:

     Pre-requisite: ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 

     Recommended:  ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1

• EMET2008 Econometrics II: Econometric Modelling
• at least three of:
  • EMET3006 Applied Micro-econometrics
  • EMET3007 Business and Economic Forecasting
  • EMET3008 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
  • EMET3011 Econometrics III: Advanced Econometric Methods

 

c.  Financial Statistics:

     Pre-requisites: FINM1001, FINM2002

• FINM3001 Investments
• FINM3003 Continuous Time Finance
• FINM3007 Advanced Derivative Pricing and Applications
• at least one of:
  • EMET3007 Business and Economic Forecasting
  • EMET3008 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
  • FINM3008 Applied Portfolio Construction

 

d.  Statistical Methodology:

     Recommended:  MATH1115 and MATH1116

• STAT3015 Generalised Linear Modelling
• STAT3056 Advanced Mathematical Statistics
• at least two of:
  • STAT3032 Survival Models
  • STAT3035 Risk Theory
  • STAT3036 Credibility Theory

 

e.  Applied Probability:

     Pre-requisite: MATH1115 and MATH1116

     Recommended:  MATH2305

• MATH2320 Analysis 1 Honours
• MATH3029 Probability Modelling and Applications
• STAT3006 Advanced Stochastic Processes
• at least one of:
  • MATH3320 Analysis 2 Honours
  • MATH3015 Mathematics of Finance
  • STAT3035 Risk Theory

f.   Psychological Research Methods:

     Pre-requisites: PSYC1003, PSYC1004

• PSYC2009 Quantitative Methods in Psychology
• PSYC3018 Advanced Research Methods
• PSYC3026 Personality and the Assessment of Individual Differences
• at least one of:
  • PSYC2001 Social Psychology
  • PSYC2002 Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC2007  Biological Basis of Behaviour
  • PSYC2008 Visual Perception and Cognition

 

g.  Sociological Research Methods:

     Pre-requisites: SOCY1003, SOCY1004

• SOCY2037 Foundation of Social Research
• SOCY2038 Introduction to Quantitative Research Method
• SOCY2043 Qualitative Research Methods
• POPS2002  Population Analysis

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