• Dalhousie University offers a Bachelor of Science in Statistics for a duration of 4 years.
  • It is an on-campus, co-op program offered on a full-time basis.
  • Statistics is the science of structuring, explaining, and processing data into an understandable form.
  • Students will have opportunities to work on special projects and write code that can run powerful statistical software right from their laptop.
  • The faculty teaches students how to apply data to research and provide students with real-world experience through participation in faculty research projects.
  • The undergraduate courses are accredited by the Statistics Society of Canada, which means students can receive an Associate Statistician designation.
  • First-year will begin by taking introductory calculus and statistics courses.
  • At the advanced level i.e. the fourth-year courses consist of graduate courses so that students can study alongside the graduate students.
  • Students in the statistics program also have the opportunity to participate in the co-op education program.
  • Some Sample courses of Statistics program are:
    • Data Analysis
    • Introduction to Data Mining using R
    • Probability
  • The Mathematics and Statistics department offers a wide range of Mathematics and Statistics programs with opportunities for research and to gain practical, hands-on co-op work experience.
  • Job opportunities after BSc Statistics are Mathematicians, Statisticians, and Actuaries, etc and the average salary goes up to 47,000 USD.