Program in Statistics
The Program in Statistics is responsible for undergraduate teaching of statistics, and for bachelors degree programs. The Department of Biostatistics, located in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, is responsible for masters and doctoral programs, and for collaborative research activity with researchers in the health sciences. Both have active faculty and student research programs in statistical theory and methodology.
The program provides instruction in the Statistics courses required for the Biological and Physical sciences, and also offers:
- Major in Statistics
- Minor in Statistics
- Double Majors in Statistics and another chosen field
- Joint Major in Mathematics and Statistics (Interdepartmental majors with Statistics are also available)
- Two Clusters—one applied and one theoretical
Some of the courses taught in the program are required for the Actuarial Sciences Certificate and the Management Studies Certificate.