With a specialization in Statistics, Mathematics students learn to incorporate pure math, big data, and computing to uncover insight in numbers. Pave the way for a future career in a variety of industries, from medicine and communications to marketing and technology, with statistics playing a big role in strategic planning and decision-making.
Courses
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major Honours degree in Mathematics may graduate with a Specialization in Statistics if they have successfully completed the following 4.5 credits:
- 3.0 MATH credits consisting of:
- MATH 2560H: Statistics I: Mathematical Statistics
- MATH 2570H: Probability II: Intermediate Probability
- MATH 3560H: Statistics II: Linear Models
- MATH 3561H: Statistics III: Advanced Statistics
- MATH 4560H: Statistics IV: Time Series
- MATH 4561H: Statistics V: Sampling and Experimental Design
- 1.0 credit consisting from:
- COIS 1020H: Programming for Computer Science
- COIS 2020H: Data Structures and Algorithm
- MATH-COIS 2600H: Discrete I: Structures
- MATH-PHYS 3160H: Methods of Applied Mathematics
- MATH-COIS 3180H: Numerical and Computational Methods
- 0.5 credit from:
- MATH 4570H: Probability III: Stochastic Processes
- MATH 4851H: Community-Based Research Project
- MATH 4852H: Community-Based Research Project
Note
The following courses are strongly recommended for students planning to pursue graduate studies in statistics:
- MATH 2200H: Mathematical Reasoning
- MATH 3160H: Methods of Applied Mathematics
- MATH 3770H: Complex Analysis
- MATH 3790H: Analysis I: Real Analysis
- MATH 4570H: Probability III: Stochastic Processes
- MATH 4790H: Analysis II: Topology and Measure
Combine your passion for numbers with an interest in technology to study in a specialization that focuses on how mathematics shape and influence our daily lives.