Mathematics and Statistics
Bachelor's degree
In Oxford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Oxford
UCAS code GG13 Duration
3 years (BA)
4 years (MMath)
Entrance requirements
A*A*A with the A*s in Maths and Further Maths if taken
Subject requirements Maths
Further Maths
Admissions test(s) ox.ac.uk/mat Written work None
Admissions statistics*
Interviewed: 27%
Successful: 6%
Intake: 13
*3-year average 2017-19
Contact
+44 (0) 1865 615205
Email Maths
+44 (0) 1865 282926
Email Statistics
Subject requirements: Essential Recommended Helpful – may be useful on course
Unistats information for this course can be found at the bottom of the page
Please note that there may be no data available if the number of course participants is very small.
All over the world, human beings create an immense and ever-increasing volume of data, with new kinds of data regularly emerging from science and industry. A new understanding of the value of these data to society has emerged, and with it, a new and leading role for statistics. In order to produce sensible theories and draw accurate conclusions from data, cutting-edge statistical methods are needed. These methods use advanced mathematical ideas combined with modern computational techniques, which require expert knowledge and experience to apply. A degree in Mathematics and Statistics equips you with the requisite skills for developing and implementing these methods, and provides a fascinating combination of deep and mathematically well-grounded method-building and wide-ranging applied work with data.
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The Department of Statistics at Oxford is an exciting and dynamic place to study, with teaching and research strengths in a wide range of modern areas of statistical science. Many of its academic staff work in the development of fundamental statistical methodology and probability. There is a strong new research group working on statistical machine learning and scalable methods for Big Data
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Subjects
- Simulation
- Maths
- Calculus
- Teaching
- Staff
- Options
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- University
- Computational
- GCSE Mathematics
- Probability
- Decisions
- Selectivity
- Availability
Course programme
The typical week of a student in Mathematics and Statistics is similar to that for Mathematics:
Mathematics- Years 1 and 2: around ten lectures and 2–3 tutorials or classes a week
- Years 3 and 4: 8–12 lectures and 2–4 classes a week, depending on options taken. (Courses involving statistical software packages have some lecture hours replaced by teaching sessions in labs).
Tutorials are usually 2-4 students and a tutor. Class sizes may vary depending on the options you choose. There would usually be around 8-12 students though classes for some of the more popular papers may be larger. Most tutorials, classes, and lectures are delivered by staff who are tutors in their subject. Many are world-leading experts with years of experience in teaching and research. Some teaching may also be delivered by postgraduate students who are usually studying at doctorate level. To find out more about how our teaching year is structured, visit our Academic Year page.
Academic YearCourse structureThe first year of this course is identical to Mathematics, and the core mathematics part of the degree is completed in the first term of the second year. You will also follow second-year Mathematics courses in probability and statistics, and the remainder of the second year allows for some choice of topics in preparation for the greater selectivity of the third and fourth years. In the first two years it is usually straightforward to move between the Mathematics course and the Mathematics and Statistics course, subject to the availability of space on the course and to the consent of your college.
MathematicsThere are two Mathematics and Statistics degrees, the three-year BA and the four-year MMath. Decisions regarding continuation to the fourth year do not have to be made until the third year. All third- and fourth-year mathematical topics available in the Mathematics course are also available to Mathematics and Statistics students. The fourth year is naturally more challenging and provides an opportunity for more in-depth study, including a substantial Statistics project.
YEAR 1COURSES
Compulsory Year 1 includes:
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Probability and statistics
- Geometry and dynamics
- Multivariate calculus and mathematical models
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: five compulsory papers; Computational mathematics projects
YEAR 2COURSES
Current core courses:
- Probability
- Statistics
- Algebra and differential equations
- Metric spaces and complex analysis
Current options:
- Simulation and statistical programming
- Selection from a menu of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part A: five core papers and four or five optional papers
YEAR 3COURSES
Current options include:- Applied and computational statistics
- Statistical inference
- Statistical machine learning
- Applied probability
- Statistical lifetime models
- Actuarial science
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part B: the equivalent of eight written papers including assessed practicals
YEAR 4COURSES
- Statistics dissertation
Current options include:
- Stochastic models in mathematical genetics
- Network analysis
- Advanced statistical machine learning
- Advanced simulation methods
- Graphical models
- Bayes methods
- Computational biology
- Algorithmic foundations of learning
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Mathematics and Statistics websites.
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part C: the equivalent of eight written papers. (Currently a 2:1 in Parts A and B, as well as a 2:1 in Part B alone, is required to progress to Part C.)
YEAR 1COURSES
Compulsory Year 1 includes:
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Probability and statistics
- Geometry and dynamics
- Multivariate calculus and mathematical models
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: five compulsory papers; Computational mathematics projects
YEAR 2COURSES
Current core courses:
- Probability
- Statistics
- Algebra and differential equations
- Metric spaces and complex analysis
Current options:
- Simulation and statistical programming
- Selection from a menu of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part A: five core papers and four or five optional papers
YEAR 3COURSES
Current options include:- Applied and computational statistics
- Statistical inference
- Statistical machine learning
- Applied probability
- Statistical lifetime models
- Actuarial science
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part B: the equivalent of eight written papers including assessed practicals
YEAR 4COURSES
- Statistics dissertation
Current options include:
- Stochastic models in mathematical genetics
- Network analysis
- Advanced statistical machine learning
- Advanced simulation methods
- Graphical models
- Bayes methods
- Computational biology
- Algorithmic foundations of learning
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Mathematics and Statistics websites.
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part C: the equivalent of eight written papers. (Currently a 2:1 in Parts A and B, as well as a 2:1 in Part B alone, is required to progress to Part C.)
YEAR 1YEAR 1YEAR 1COURSES
Compulsory Year 1 includes:
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Probability and statistics
- Geometry and dynamics
- Multivariate calculus and mathematical models
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: five compulsory papers; Computational mathematics projects
COURSES
Compulsory Year 1 includes:
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Probability and statistics
- Geometry and dynamics
- Multivariate calculus and mathematical models
COURSES
COURSESCompulsory Year 1 includes:
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Probability and statistics
- Geometry and dynamics
- Multivariate calculus and mathematical models
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: five compulsory papers; Computational mathematics projects
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFirst University examinations: five compulsory papers; Computational mathematics projects
YEAR 2YEAR 2YEAR 2COURSES
Current core courses:
- Probability
- Statistics
- Algebra and differential equations
- Metric spaces and complex analysis
Current options:
- Simulation and statistical programming
- Selection from a menu of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part A: five core papers and four or five optional papers
COURSES
Current core courses:
- Probability
- Statistics
- Algebra and differential equations
- Metric spaces and complex analysis
Current options:
- Simulation and statistical programming
- Selection from a menu of other options in Mathematics
COURSES
COURSESCurrent core courses:
- Probability
- Statistics
- Algebra and differential equations
- Metric spaces and complex analysis
Current options:
- Simulation and statistical programming
- Selection from a menu of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part A: five core papers and four or five optional papers
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFinal University examinations, Part A: five core papers and four or five optional papers
YEAR 3YEAR 3YEAR 3COURSES
Current options include:- Applied and computational statistics
- Statistical inference
- Statistical machine learning
- Applied probability
- Statistical lifetime models
- Actuarial science
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part B: the equivalent of eight written papers including assessed practicals
COURSES
Current options include:- Applied and computational statistics
- Statistical inference
- Statistical machine learning
- Applied probability
- Statistical lifetime models
- Actuarial science
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
COURSES
COURSES- Applied and computational statistics
- Statistical inference
- Statistical machine learning
- Applied probability
- Statistical lifetime models
- Actuarial science
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part B: the equivalent of eight written papers including assessed practicals
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFinal University examinations, Part B: the equivalent of eight written papers including assessed practicals
YEAR 4YEAR 4
YEAR 4
COURSES
- Statistics dissertation
Current options include:
- Stochastic models in mathematical genetics
- Network analysis
- Advanced statistical machine learning
- Advanced simulation methods
- Graphical models
- Bayes methods
- Computational biology
- Algorithmic foundations of learning
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Mathematics and Statistics websites.
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part C: the equivalent of eight written papers. (Currently a 2:1 in Parts A and B, as well as a 2:1 in Part B alone, is required to progress to Part C.)
COURSES
- Statistics dissertation
Current options include:
- Stochastic models in mathematical genetics
- Network analysis
- Advanced statistical machine learning
- Advanced simulation methods
- Graphical models
- Bayes methods
- Computational biology
- Algorithmic foundations of learning
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Mathematics and Statistics websites.
COURSES
COURSESCOURSES- Statistics dissertation
Current options include:
- Stochastic models in mathematical genetics
- Network analysis
- Advanced statistical machine learning
- Advanced simulation methods
- Graphical models
- Bayes methods
- Computational biology
- Algorithmic foundations of learning
- Wide range of other options in Mathematics
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Mathematics and Statistics websites.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Mathematics and Statistics websites.MathematicsStatisticsASSESSMENT
Final University examinations, Part C: the equivalent of eight written papers. (Currently a 2:1 in Parts A and B, as well as a 2:1 in Part B alone, is required to progress to Part C.)
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFinal University examinations, Part C: the equivalent of eight written papers. (Currently a 2:1 in Parts A and B, as well as a 2:1 in Part B alone, is required to progress to Part C.)
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
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