Differences between math and statistics ? (1 Viewer)

[Zen2613]

Hey y'all,
So I've decided that I want to do the double bachelor (if I can) of adv. math and computer science at UNSW.
The reason is because I'm very good at math and the cs bit is good for employment, but I want to study mainly statistics rather than the full range of applied and pure math. Does the adv. math component allow me to do this ? Basically I've heard staticians/data analysts etc. need a degree in statistics, is this the same as majoring in statistics in adv. math, or is there an actual bachelor of statistics ? I'm very lost...

 

[Paradoxica]

Hmm your fledged text is different to the question.
For your title question, Stats is everywhere, Calculus is many places and and the rest is more specialised in the sciences, and pure is almost nowhere.

 

[sirable1]

You know you could do either B.Sc (Adv Math) or B.Sc (Adv Math) / B.Sc (Computer Sc). The first option is 4 years and the second is one year longer.

You can still take the single B.Sc (Adv Math) and do heaps of Computer Science courses at the same time. According to what i've checked, you can do 54 units of Computer Science courses (i.e. 9 courses of CompSc).

On the other hand with the double degree, you do somewhere around 15-17 courses of CompSc and you get the CompSc degree (obviously) alongside with it.

Both the Schools of Maths and Statistics & Computer Science and Engineering will have relevant units for data analytics and analysis.

http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3946.html
http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3956.html
http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/plans/2016/MATHU13956.html

 

[Shadowdude]

Your Advanced Maths degree can have a major in Statistics

 

[SpiralFlex]

Yes you can do this with Adv Math/Comp Sci or Sci/Comp Sci.

 

[Zen2613]

Yeah sorry for the misleading title, I'll try to change it but I'm just trying to see things from the perspective of an employer.
If I have just the degree in adv. math with the 9 computer science course electives, would they recognise that ? Or would I have to take the double degree to show that I have skills in both ? Same thing with math, if I was to go work as a statiscian (or related job), would an employer be looking for a bachelor of statistics directly or is the adv. math majoring in statistics the same thing ?

 

[Shadowdude]

Yeah sorry for the misleading title, I'll try to change it but I'm just trying to see things from the perspective of an employer.
If I have just the degree in adv. math with the 9 computer science course electives, would they recognise that ? Or would I have to take the double degree to show that I have skills in both ? Same thing with math, if I was to go work as a statiscian (or related job), would an employer be looking for a bachelor of statistics directly or is the adv. math majoring in statistics the same thing ?

well any reputable employer will look at the transcript sorta closely

and if you put programming in your skillz, then the employer can match it up with your transcript


But if you want to make it easier on the employer, just take the degree of it