Undergraduate degrees in statistics

Why study statistics at Reading?

Statistics has a vital role to play in many areas, including business, finance, medicine and government policymaking. Career opportunities are excellent, with vacancies for statistical programmers, statisticians and data analysts to name just a few.

At Reading we offer a range of undergraduate degree programmes in statistics, allowing you to combine other subjects with your statistics modules, depending on your preference. Our main emphasis is on the application of statistical techniques, and so our programmes provide you with experience and knowledge fundamental for a successful career in statistics. Even if you decide to follow a career of a non-statistical nature, your degree in statistics at Reading will develop many fundamental transferable skills, including computing, logical thinking and communication skills, which are highly valued by employers in all sectors.

Continuing with the strong theme of careers that underlies the statistics programmes at Reading, we offer four-year placement degrees, with a year spent out in industry or similar organisation working as a statistician. As well as being an excellent addition to your CV, it gives you a unique insight into life as a professional statistician.

Choice of programmes

We offer the following single and joint honours programmes

• BSc Applied Statistics
• BSc Business Statistics and Marketing
• BSc Mathematics and Applied Statistics
• BSc Mathematics and Statistics
• BSc Statistics

Each includes an element of flexibility in module choice, plus the possibility to change between the programmes.

Life in Applied Statistics

A particular strength of Applied Statistics at Reading is that as well as the academic staff, there are numerous statisticians employed in the Statistical Services Centre (SSC), a not-for-profit self-financing unit in the University. The SSC undertakes major statistical consultancy projects for UK and international clients, particularly in the developing world. The vast practical experience of the staff in the Centre, coupled with the varied consultancy expertise of the academic staff, serves to strengthen both our undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, helping them remain both relevant to the needs of employers, and engaging in terms of realistic examples presented.

Overall, our University is a fantastic place to spend your undergraduate years. Our programmes are challenging and exciting, and the staff friendly, enthusiastic and approachable. We operate an open-door policy, where students can just drop in and see their personal tutor or lecturer when they need to. The campus is biodiverse, green and wooded, with a beautiful lake. In addition there are excellent computing facilities. Why not visit us and see for yourself?

Accreditation

The BSc in Statistics and BSc in Applied Statistics are accredited by the Royal Statistical Society. This entitles students in their final year of these programmes to free membership of the Society for that year. Furthermore, graduates of these degrees will be granted the professional status of Graduate Statistician on application to the Society.