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Undergraduate Programmes

At the under graduate level, we offer two different Statististical Programmes: The BSC programme done over three years, and an Extended programme done over four years, which give the opportunity to students to participate in foundation courses during the first year.

BSc (3 year)

First Year

Core Modules

First Year

Electives

First Year

Core Modules

  • Group 1 (Select all Modules)

  • Mathematics 105 OR

  • Mathematics 103 AND

  • Mathematics 104

  • Statistics 111

  • Statistics 121

  • Group 2 (select 1 Module)

  • Computing Fundamentals

  • Computing Fundamentals

  • Group 3 (Select 1 Module)

  • English for Educational Development 117

  • English for Educational Development 117

First Year

Electives

  • Electives

  • Group 1 (select All Modules)

  • Physics 116 

  • Physics 126 

  • Group 2 (Select All Modules)

  • Economics 151

  • Economics 152

  • Management 131 OR

  • Management 132

  • Group 3 (Select All Modules)

  • Computer Science 101

Second Year

Core Modules

Second Year

Electives

Second Year

Core Modules

  • Compulsory (Select all Modules)

  • Statistics 211

  • Statistics 221

  • Mathematics 211

Second Year

Electives

  • Group 1 (Select All Modules)

  • Computer Science 211

  • Computer Science 212

  • Group 2

  • Mathemtics 221 (Compulsory for Honours in Statistics)

  • Mathematics 212

  • Physics 217

  • Physics 227

  • Group 3 (Select All Modules)

  • Economics 231

  • Economics 232

  • Economics 235

  • Economics 241

  • Economics 242 (Pre-requisite for Economics 311)

Third Year

Core Modules

Third Year

Electives

Third Year

Core Modules

  • Group 1

  • Statistics 331 (Compulsory for Honours in Statistics)

  • Statistics 332 (Compulsory for Honours in Statistics)

  • Group 2

  • Statistics 333

  • Statistics 332

Third Year

Core Modules

  • Group 1 (Select 2 Modules)

  • Mathematics 311

  • Mathematics 321

  • Mathematics 312

  • Mathematics 322

  • Group 2 (Select All Modules)

  • Computer Science 311

  • Computer Science 312

  • Group 3 (Select 4 Modules) Compulsory

  • Economics 331​​

  • Economics 332

  • Select two of:

  • Economics 335

  • Economics 336

  • Economics 311 (Required for Honours in Economics)

  • Economics 334

BSc (4 year extended)

First Year

Core Modules

First Year

Electives

First Year

Core Modules

  • Students will be required to take all the following core modules (total 120 credits):

  • Maths 151

  • Physics 151

  • Introduction to Science

First Year

Electives

No Electives are given in First Year

Second Year

Core Modules

Second Year

Electives

Second Year

Core Modules

  • Students will be required to take all the following core modules (total 120 credits):

  • Maths 152

  • Physics 152

  • Statistics 111

  • Statistics 121

Second Year

Electives

No Electives are given in Second Year

Third Year

Core Modules

ThirdYear

Electives

Third Year

Core Modules

  • Students will be required to take the following core modules (total 40 credits):

  • Statistics 211

  • Statistics 221

Third Year

Electives

Students will be required to take the four following elective courses (total 80 credits):

  • Mathematics 211 (mandatory to pursue an Honours in Statistics)

  • Mathematics 221 (mandatory to pursue an Honours in Statistics)

  • Physics 212

  • Physics 222

Fourth Year

Core Modules

Fourth Year

Electives

Fourth Year

Core Modules

  • Students will be required to take 2 core courses (for a total of 60 credits) chosen among the two following streams:

  • Statistics 331 (mandatory to pursue an Honours in Statistics) AND Statistics 332

  •      Or

  • Statistics 333 (Demography oriented) AND Statistics 332

Fourth Year

Electives

Students will be required to choose 1 electives group (total of 60 credits):

  • Group Math 311 (30 credits) AND Maths 321 (30 credits)

  • Group Physics 312 (30 credits) AND Physics 322 (30 credits

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