Extend your knowledge in your specialist area at postgraduate level with our honours programme. The Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme involves one year of full-time study, or two years of part-time study, after you have completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Science. After graduating with a BSc (Hons), it’s possible to progress to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. If you achieve First or Second Class First Division Honours in your BSc(Hons), you’ll be eligible for direct entry to a PhD. Statistics: Statistics applies to almost any field, ranging from scientific research to business management and media analysis. From designing an experiment to evaluate the effects of a new treatment for a disease, to analysing a set of data gathered by an ecologist - the diversity of applications of statistics is immense. There are different options to consider when choosing your postgraduate qualification in Statistics. While the taught masters is a programme with a professional focus and essential to work as a professional statistician, the research masters is an advanced programme to develop your research skills with the intention to progress to doctoral study in Statistics. Areas of research interests open to exploration include: Analysis of survey data Astrostatistics Bayesian statistics Biostatistics and novel regression methodologies Case control sampling and extension Experimental design and quality improvement Forensic statistics Human genomics and bioinformatics Linear and non-linear statistical modelling Medical statistics Sample survey theory Statistical computing Statistical computing and the “R” statistical programming language Statistical ecology and bioinformatics Statistical genetics Statistics education Operations research and stochastic processes Non-parametric statistics Jobs related to Statistics Actuary Environmental statistician Forensic statistician Government statistician Health economist Market research statistician Medical statistician Operations research Pharmaceutical statistician Researcher Sports statistician Statistical consultant Further study options Master of Information Technology Master of Energy Master of Science Master of Speech Language Therapy Practice Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Clinical Psychology