Statistics (in partnership with ZUEL) University of Glasgow

Overview

In Honours (years 3 and 4) you will study theory and practical training, which involves project planning, report writing and the development of presentational skills. General topics covered across courses include probability, modelling, design, inference, Bayesian methodology, and a range of applications including biostatistics, environmental statistics and financial statistics.

You will also complete case studies and projects on topics which may be drawn from the fields of bioinformatics, environmental studies, medicine, psychology, sports science and veterinary science.

One important feature of project activities is a presentation. You will give a talk describing your project problem, your analyses and results. This, along with writing a report in non-technical language, provides you with two important transferable skills. You will also gain experience in teamwork and learn to use statistical packages, as well as gaining appreciation of the use and misuse of computers and computer software in statistics.

Careers 

The graduates of the Statistics (in partnership with ZUEL) programme offered by University of Glasgow have statistical, computational, numerate and presentational skills which are applicable in many fields such as medicine, education, transport, agriculture, engineering and economics. 

They are employed in a variety of posts such as quality engineer, actuary, accountant, credit risk analyst, clinical statistician, statistician, statistical programmer, teacher and operational researcher. Others go on to undertake postgraduate degrees.