About Statistics, MSci (Hons) - at University of Glasgow
Statistics is the science of collecting, analysing, presenting and interpreting data. Statistics has application in almost all academic disciplines and in every area of life. Applications include analysis of brain scans, interpreting satellite data, computer aided medical diagnosis, designing drug or GM crop trials, industrial quality control, monitoring radioactive fallout, understanding Alzheimer’s disease, quantitative linguistics and bioinformatics.
What will I study?Initially you will study mathematics (plus the option of also studying statistics). In the following year you will take courses in mathematics and statistics.
If you proceed to Honours you will gain an imaginative mix of theoretical and practical training, which involves project planning, report writing and the development of presentational skills. 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.
This degree programme will equip you with the various skills: ranging from technical to presentational; required by statisticians. Throughout the programme there is a major emphasis on practical work using statistical packages.
How will I learn?Teaching is delivered through a combination of lectures, small group tutorials, seminars and lab work.
Special features- The University of Glasgow is one of only a very few universities offering a Single Honours degree in Statistics.
- A joint degree programme with the University of Bologna in Statistical Science is likely to be approved for admission in 2010. Glasgow students would spend their third year in Bologna, where staff will teach in English.
- The department is active in developments in teaching; it has been the lead site of a Statistics consortium funded by a Government-funded Teaching & Learning Technology programme; it plays a key role in the Learning & Teaching Support Network for Maths, Statistics and Operational Research; and it hosted the Statistics in Scottish Schools Project.
