In today’s competitive world, all types of businesses and organizations are crying out for people who can interpret complex data and explain their findings and the implications simply and effectively.

This program is available as a 3-year full-time and 4-year sandwich option.

If you like working with numbers, have strong IT skills and enjoy analyzing information, a future career as a data analyst or statistician might be right for you. It could lead to roles in anything from education to the environment, finance to forensics, sports technology, or transportation.

Coventry has a long taught mathematics with a strong emphasis on its applications in practical situations. Accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), this course meets the educational requirements for gaining Chartered Mathematician status. This represents the first stage of two and you will need to undertake further training and experience in employment.

This BSc inÊMathematics and Statistics (Hons) is offered by Coventry University.

Career prospects

Statisticians work in almost every sphere of life. Upon successful completion, there could be a wide range of career opportunities in areas such as business analysis, government planning, energy demand forecasting, scientific research, the pharmaceutical industry, medical statistics, market research, system reliability and quality control.

For those who combined their studies with Initial Teacher Training, on completion of the course, students who wish to continue to become qualified teachers can seek employment with a secondary school and following a year of employment with the school could become eligible as a newly Qualified Teacher.Ê

To improve your employment prospects and gain valuable professional experience, we strongly encourage you to spend a year on industrial training between Year 2 and Year 3. Our award-winning Faculty careers service, EC Futures, which won the ÔBest Placement Service in the UKÕ award at the National Undergraduate Employability Awards in 2015 and 2016, will provide assistance to help you find an appropriate placement.Ê