Faculty of Science

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

B.Sc. Statistics Major and Economics Minor (11BSTE)

Students opting for a major in Statistics must take all of the following modules:

YEAR 1

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
1	English Communication & Study Skills	ULCE3419	University entry requirements
1	Descriptive Statistics	SSTS3531	C in Gr. 12 Mathematics
1	Computer Literacy	UCLC3509
1	Basic Mathematics	SMAT3511	C in Gr. 12 Mathematics
1	Analytic Geometry, Complex Numbers and Matrices	SMAT3531	C in Gr. 12 Mathematics
	*Economics Minor*
1	Basic Microeconomics	CEMI3571

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
2	English for academic Purpose	ULEA3519
2	Contemporary Social Issues	UCSI 3529
2	Precalculus	SMAT3512	C in Gr. 12 Mathematics
2	Introduction to Probability	SSTS3532	C in Gr. 12 Mathematics
	*Economics Minor*
2	Basic Macroeconomics	CEMA3572

YEAR 2

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
1	Probability Theory	SSTS3611	SSTS3532, SMAT3512
1	Statistical Estimation	SSTS3631	SSTS3532
1	Calculus I	SMAT3611	None
1	Sets and Numbers	SMAT3601	None
	*Economics Minor*
1	Intermediate Microeconomics I	CEMI3671

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
2	Introduction to Statistical Computing	SSTS3612	SSTS3531
2	Calculus II	SMAT3612	SMAT3512
2	Statistical Inference	SSTS3632	SSTS3532
	*Economics Minor*
2	Intermediate Microeconomics II	CEMI3672

YEAR 3

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
2	Data processing	SSTS3732	SSTS3632, SSTS3611
2	Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance	SSTS3752	SSTS3636
2	Non-parametric and Categorical Statistics	SSTS3712	SSTS3632
	*Economics Minor*
2	Econometrics II	CETM3772

YEAR 4

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
1	Time Series Analysis	SSTS3801	SSTS3711
1	Statistical Computer Programming	SSTS3811	SSTS3732
1	Research Project	SSTS3810
1	Decision Analysis	SSTS3821	SSTS3711
1	Stochastic Processes	SSTS3841	SSTS3721

SEMESTER	MODULE	CODES	PRE/CO-REQUISITES
2	Multivariate Distribution Theory	SSTS3812	SSTS3721
2	Research Project	SSTS3810
2	Forecasting Methods and Application	SSTS3852
2	Statistical Quality Control	SSTS3832	SSTS3721

**NB: For students to be considered as having fulfilled requirements for a minor in Statistics, they are required to take the following courses:

SSTS 3531: Descriptive Statistics,

SSTS 3532: Introduction to Probability,

SMTS3512: Precalculus

SSTS 3611: Probability Theory,

SSTS3632: Statistical Inference

SSTS 3731: Sampling Techniques,

SSTS 3712: Non- parametric and Categorical Data Analysis