Department of Statistics
Statistics is the theory of translating data into information. This includes collecting, representing, analysing and interpreting data. It combines mathematical theory with exciting traditional and modern applications including actuarial science, business, demography, finance, industry, information technology, life sciences, physical sciences and social sciences. Statistics offers methods to infer causal structures, make predictions and estimate risks. The mathematical foundation of modern statistics is probability.
Why Study Statistics At Warwick?
We are one of the top five UK statistics departments, internationally renowned for research and teaching.
We offer an unusual level of flexibility regarding optional modules and the total load.
Transfer between Mathematics and Statistics and MORSE is straightforward at any time up to arrival at Warwick and can also be applied for afterwards.
Flexibility in changing between the three-year and the four-year course extends until the end of the second year.
Our four-year degree can exempt future actuaries from a number of the Institutes of Actuaries examinations.
All our programmes attract well-qualified home and overseas students.
In the last Research Assessment Exercise, 70% of our research was recognised as internationally excellent and a quarter as world-leading.
Our high research profile sustains academic quality and contributes topical examples and projects.
Student Profile: Adam Prudhoe,
2nd year, Mathematics and Statistics
Maths and Stats at Warwick is a very enjoyable course and really flexible in terms of the modules I get to study. Around two thirds of the course modules are compulsory but I can choose the rest from a long list of different modules from several departments. This means I can get everything I want out of my degree and I’m not restricted to follow a certain path with my studies.
Warwick’s Centre for Student Careers and Skills has also been very useful. I was applying for spring internships last year, and it was easy for me to organise a practice interview. The feedback I received was really helpful and was definitely a key to the success of my application.
Our research interests encompass many topics within mathematics and statistics and most of their applications.
Our Department has created CRiSM (Centre for Research in Statistical Methodology) as a centre of excellence supported by a large government research grant. It further consolidates our position and reputation, attracts international visitors and organises workshops on emerging fields.
Each student is assigned a lecturer or professor as personal tutor. In addition, Department members engage students in informal discussions.
How Will I Be Taught?
You will learn from a combination of lectures, small‑group tutorials, and practical sessions based in the Department’s well-equipped undergraduate computing laboratory. A central part of learning mathematics and statistics is problem solving. We encourage and guide students in tackling a wide range of theoretical exercises as well as computing tasks. Integrated Master’s students work on their own research project in statistics under the guidance of a lecturer or professor.
How Will I Be Assessed?
You will be assessed by a combination of closed and open book examinations, continuous assessment and project work, depending on the options chosen.
What Opportunities Are There To Study Abroad?
The Erasmus programme by the European Commission provides educational exchange at University level and is open to Warwick students. Our intercalated year provides an option for embedding this into your Warwick undergraduate degree.
What Careers Can A Warwick Mathematics And Statistics Degree Lead To?
Graduates from the Mathematics and Statistics degree will find themselves in a strong position to pursue a career in statistics or any areas in which the use of statistics is critical, including: the actuarial profession, banking, bioinformatics, civil service, economics, finance, home office statistical services, management, manufacturing, marketing, chemical and pharmaceutical industry, regulatory bodies, research in health, life sciences, medicine, physical sciences and social sciences, risk assessment and surveys. The ability to use abstract methodology in connection with a broad variety of applications makes our graduates independent of specific employment sectors. Our graduates are well prepared to enter emerging fields in need of quantitative analytical thinking as recently seen in internet data banking, genomics, medical imaging and networks.
DEGREES
Mathematics and Statistics GG13 BSc/MathS, GGC3 MMathStat
MORSE (Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics) and MMORSE GLN0 BSc/MORSE, G0L0 MMORSE (see MORSE)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Gap year: Applications for deferred entry welcomed.
Interviews: Approximately half of all applicants are invited to interview.
Open Days These are an excellent opportunity for you to get a personal impression of the Department and to meet lecturers and professors who can answer your questions.
Course Brochure:
Telephone +44 (0)24 7652 3066
Course Handbooks available online
Admissions: (024) 7652 3723
Email: ugadmissions@warwick.ac.uk
