Mathematics and Statistics BSc
Bachelor's degree
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
This degree is intended for those who wish to specialise in statistics, whilst developing broader mathematical understanding.
You'll learn statistical data analysis and computing skills, and have the opportunity to apply these in project work.
The course includes statistics, probability, core mathematics, pure mathematics and applied mathematics, with increasing emphasis on statistics and probability as you progress.
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About this course
In the age of big data, major companies are increasingly reliant on graduates with numerical skills.
Our graduates go on to finance-related careers: accountancy, actuarial work, public finance, insurance. There are lots of other choices too, including: teaching, advertising, software development, operations research, drug development and meteorology.
Employers include PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, GCHQ, British Airways
and the European Space Agency.
Many of our graduates choose further study at Masters and PhD level.
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Subjects
- Computing
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- GCSE Mathematics
- Probability
- Mechanics
- Fluids
- Bayesian Statistics
- Research
- Financial Mathematics
- Machine Learning
- Mathematical methods
Course programme
Core modules:
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Mathematical Investigation Skills
- Mathematics Core 1
- Mathematics Core II
- Numbers and Groups
- Vectors and Mechanics
Core modules:
- Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra
- Analysis
- Differential Equations
- Statistical Inference and Modelling
- Probability Modelling
- Scientific Computing and Simulation
- Algebra
- Career Development Skills
- Mathematics and Statistics in Action
- Mechanics and Fluids
Core modules:
- Practical and Applied Statistics
- Applied Probability
- Bayesian Statistics
- Measure and Probability
- Medical Statistics
- Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments
- Stochastic Processes and Finance
- Stochastic Processes and Finance
- Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme in Mathematics
- Advanced Operations Research
- Codes and Cryptography
- Combinatorics
- Complex Analysis
- Computational Inference
- Continuum Mechanics
- Differential Geometry
- Extended Linear Models
- Fields
- Fields
- Financial Mathematics
- Fluid Mechanics I
- Galois Theory
- Game Theory
- Graph Theory
- Groups and Symmetry
- History of Mathematics
- Introduction to Relativity
- Knots and Surfaces
- Linear and Generalised Linear Models
- Machine Learning
- Machine Learning
- Mathematical Biology
- Mathematical Methods
- Mathematical modelling of natural systems
- Metric Spaces
- Operations Research
- Optics and Symplectic Geometry
- Quantum Theory
- Time Series
- Topics in Number Theory
- Waves
In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
Mathematics and Statistics BSc