Statistics BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

This course enables you to study statistics in combination with Business, IT or another science subject. Statistics at Kingston focuses on professional and applied aspects of the subject, giving you the opportunity to explore how numerical techniques can be used in business, government, science and industry.

What will you study?

You will study introductory statistics modules that explain the fundamental theories and techniques of the discipline, from organising, summarising and presenting data to using a sample to gain inferences about the population from which the sample was taken. You will then progress to specific areas of statistical science, such as regression modelling. You can choose option modules to investigate aspects of statistics that you particularly enjoy.

See the course combinations section for more information about the different joint honours options.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Introduction to Probability and Statistics
• Mathematical Studies 1 and 2
• Fundamental Programming Concepts
• Introductory Statistical Inference

Year 2

• Regression Modelling
• Statistical Distributions
• Option modules (eg Experimental Design, Operational Research Techniques)

Year 3

• Project
• Option modules