The 21st Century has given us the Data Society. All aspects of society are now producing large quantities of data and all areas of society from corporations, to government, to sport, to entertainment are increasingly making data driven decisions. Statistics is the science of data and the aim of our programmes are to equip our graduates with the necessary statistics and data analytics skills to make an impact and excel in the modern data oriented society. Our graduates are already in high demand with a 100% employment level in the year following graduation. Indeed the demand has been growing substantially over the last 5 years and we are contacted continually by employers seeking qualified statistics graduates. We offer the only complete undergraduate and postgraduate programme in Statistics on the island of Ireland and we are recognised internationally as a centre of excellence in Statistics. This programme is aimed at students who wish to gain a deep understanding of the concepts of modern statistics and a mastery of the associated skills and technologies. Our students will become autonomous inquisitive learners capable of formulating and creatively solving relevant problems in the language of statistics. Our graduates will be in demand by employers and academic research institutes for their ability to use the tools they have learned to explain, describe and predict. We aim to provide a teaching and learning environment that develops confidence and independence through a wide variety of interactive formats, both inside and outside the classroom, including lectures, tutorials, webwork, blackboard and computer assisted labs.

 

1 - Demonstrate an indepth understanding of statistics
2 - Use the language of logic to reason correctly and make deductions
3 - Approach problems in an analytical, precise and rigorous way
4 - Explore and manipulate abstract concepts
5 - Apply statistical reasoning and techniques to formulate and solve problems
6 - Model real world problems in a statistical framework
7 - Confidently analyze and draw information from large quantities of data
8 - Analyze and interpret data, find patterns and draw conclusions
9 - Use the power of modern technology to augment statistical problem solving
10 - Work independently and as part of a team
11 - Carry out research into a specific topic, including a survey and synthesis of the known literature
12 - Give oral presentations of technical statistical material at a level appropriate for the audience
13 - Prepare a written report on technical statistical content in clear and precise language

Approved Additional Standards for Continuation in undergraduate degree programmes in Science (all majors):

Students who return failing grades in a semester amounting to 15 credits, or more, will be identified under the UCD Continuation and Readmission Policy. Students whose rate of progression and performance over two academic sessions (2 years) is deemed unacceptable will be referred to the Academic Council Committee on Student Conduct and Capacity for exclusion from the programme.

As Stages 3 and 4 have the most dynamic components of the programme, and the material studied previously may no longer be relevant, a student who has been away from the programme for a significant period should be required to register again to Stage 3. The upper limit for completion of Stages 3 and 4 should be six years, if they choose to do 120 credits with 20 in each year.

Students take 5 core modules. Students take 25 credits in each of their two majors. Additional modules may be taken from the Option list below or alternatively, students can select 10 credits from elective modules to complete Stage 3.
If you are interested in doing an Internship as part of Stage 4, you must indicate your interest now (in Stage 3). See full details www.ucd.ie/science/careers/internships/students/

Students take at least 30 credits of modules in Statistics. Students take 4 core modules and 2 option modules.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 3 Core Modules
STAT30010	Time Series	Autumn	5
STAT40620	Data Programming with R	Autumn	5
STAT41020	Survey Sampling	Autumn	5
STAT30250	Advanced Predictive Analytics	Spring	5
STAT30270	Statistical Machine Learning	Spring	5
Stage 3 Core Modules
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students may take additional Option modules from the list below to complete Stage 3.
ACM30190	Dynamical Systems	Autumn	5
MATH20130	Fundamentals of Actuarial and Financial Mathematics I	Autumn	5
STAT30090	Models - Stochastic Models	Autumn	5
ACM30100	Maths of Machine Learning	Spring	5
STAT40080	Nonparametric Statistics	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students may take additional Option modules from the list below to complete Stage 3.
Stage 4 Core Modules
STAT40400	Monte Carlo Inference	Autumn	5
STAT41020	Survey Sampling	Autumn	5
STAT40150	Multivariate Analysis	Spring	5
STAT40510	Applied Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN2OF: Students should select 2 modules from the list below.
MATH30030	Advanced Linear Algebra	Autumn	5
SCI30080	Professional Placement-Science	Autumn	5
STAT30080	Models - Survival Models	Autumn	5
STAT40020	Actuarial Statistics I	Autumn	5
STAT40800	Data Prog with Python (online)	Autumn	5
STAT40880	Research Project I	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
MATH30380	Financial Mathematics Foundations	Spring	5
STAT40070	Actuarial Statistics II	Spring	5
STAT40080	Nonparametric Statistics	Spring	5
STAT40970	Machine Learning & AI (online)	Spring	5
STAT41010	Stat Network Analysis	Spring	5