If you have a mind for science and you’re keen to keep your options open, then the BSc is the degree for you. With many undergraduate majors in a wide range of subject areas, the BSc will allow you to incorporate different areas of interest and expertise. As well as strongly emphasising transferable skills to improve your employment opportunities, this programme will expose you to cutting-edge technologies and provide a gateway to independent research. Throughout your undergraduate degree you’ll be taught by knowledgeable scientists, many of whom are major contributors in their field. We live in an information age. Computers allow us to collect and store information in quantities that previously would never have been dreamt of. However, data is useless until people can start to make sense of it. If you’re interested in looking critically at numerical information without being misled, then Statistics could be the ideal major for you. Statistics is the human side of the computer revolution – statisticians take raw undigested data, often in very large sets, and make sense of it to solve problems and provide valid information in almost every area of life. As a Statistics student you’ll study how to ask the right questions, how to design ways to collect and analyse data, and how to present information in meaningful ways. You can take courses in the following topics: Applied statistics Data analysis Operations research Probability Statistical computing Statistical theory Jobs related to Statistics Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions Crown Research Institutes Government departments such as Treasury, Statistics New Zealand and MAF Market research organisations Pharmaceutical and other manufacturing companies Public health and utilities providers Universities and technical institutes Web-based and IT companies Further study options Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Bachelor of Science (Honours) Master of Arts Master of Science Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Postgraduate Diploma in Science Doctor of Philosophy