Statistics is an independent discipline with interdisciplinary applications. The aim of this qualification is to prepare the candidates in totality with methods that can be applied for the gathering and interpretation of data and empirical information. Statistics lay the foundation for scientific accountable conclusions, planning and estimation.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Computer and information literacy
- Academic literacy
- Statistics
- Mathematical statistics
- Economics
- Financial accounting
- Informatics
- Business management
- Communication management
Second year subjects:
- Statistics
- Mathematical statistics
Third year subjects:
- Statistics
- Mathematical statistics
Careers: statistician.
Source: www.up.ac.za