After completing this degree, students will have the statistical skills and computational techniques to make a meaningful contribution to any computing team. The programme strikes a sound balance between statistical, mathematical and computing modules, and also includes an introduction to the business world and business information systems.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Descriptive statistics
- Probability and probability distributions
- Statistical inference
- Data analysis
- Pre-calculus Mathematics
- Calculus
- Linear algebra
- Introduction to programming
- Computer systems: fundamental concepts
- Comprehension skills for science
- End-user Computing
Second year subjects:
- Distribution theory
- Applied statistics
- Forecasting
- Linear algebra
- Calculus in higher dimensions
- Programming: data structures
- Programming: contemporary concepts
- Numerical methods
Third year subjects:
- Distribution theory
- Inference
- Analysis of variance and regression
- Sampling techniques
- Time series
- Numerical methods
- Principles of databases
Careers: intelligence officer, software developer, computer programmer.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za