Statistics opens the door to understanding our world through the exploration of data and the modelling of uncertainty. The need for statistics is growing rapidly as our ability to collect massive amounts of data outruns our ability to understand and use the data we collect. Hal Varian, Chief Economist at Google, declared that “the sexy job in the next ten years will be statisticians”, as the challenge of understanding large, complex data structures mounts. It is estimated that 2.5 exabytes of data is generated every single day, with the accumulated amount of data doubling every 18 months, and that 90% of all data ever gathered was produced within the last two years. What’s more, statistics is critical for every discipline for which data play a role, and in responding to the world’s biggest challenges such as climate change, terrorism, health and medicine, and global economic conditions. Some of the world’s largest employers of statisticians include Google and Facebook as well as governments, financial institutions, medical and pharmaceutical industries, universities and many other sectors. By completing a BStat at ANU, you stand ready to meet humanity’s biggest challenges by understanding the world we observe through the eyes of data and statistical and probability modelling.

The human capacity for language is at the heart of the study of linguistics. The field encompasses the nature of different languages and the nature of language as a cognitive and social phenomenon. It asks questions such as: How do we communicate? In what ways are languages different and similar? How do we learn language? Why does language change over time? What is the relationship between mind and language? The Master of General and Applied Linguistics offers the opportunity to explore these and many other questions through an especially broad selection of topics. The program will provide you with a solid grounding in linguistic theory, analysis and associated methodologies, and offers the opportunity to study language as a cognitive, social and historical process. Students can also study a broad range of languages as part of the degree.

Employment Opportunities

The Bachelor of Statistics is designed to produce graduates who are able to deliver crucial insight within an increasingly information driven business environment.  Examples of employment opportunities include:

• Applied research, for example market research
• Academic research, particularly social sciences
• The Government sector employs statisticians to assist with policy/program development and evaluation
• Business analyst within finance and banking sector

The Bachelor of Statistics is designed to produce graduates who are able to deliver crucial insight within an increasingly information driven business environment.  Examples of employment opportunities include:

• Applied research, for example market research
• Academic research, particularly social sciences
• The Government sector employs statisticians to assist with policy/program development and evaluation
• Business analyst within finance and banking sector

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

1. Review and synthesise a broad range of statistical knowledge in their major

2. Demonstrate the ability to use R statistical computing language

3. Carry out model selection in a multiple linear regression modelling context

4. Describe the concepts of stochastic processes in discrete and continuous time

5. Describe and interpret probability theory, continuous random variables, and sampling distributions and the central limit theorem

6. Analyse programming problems to suggest, design and implement appropriate modular program structures, based on a data-directed approach.

Upon successful completion of a Master of General and Applied Linguistics, graduates will be able to:

1. apply established theoretical frameworks critically and creatively at an advanced level to the description, analysis and explanation of linguistic data and language use;

2. identify sources of linguistic data, and evaluate the reliability of those sources and their relevance to theoretical issues;

3. research complex language phenomena using a variety of sources and techniques, and communicate this research to both specialist and non-specialist audiences; and

4. apply a sophisticated understanding of language and its use to real-world language contexts.

Additional Information

Electives: 

Students have 48 units of electives in a single degree program. Electives can be selected from CBE or other Colleges. No more than 10 courses at 1000 level.

Students wish to undertake an out of college elective may contact the relevant College directly.

Student Responsibility:

It is the student's responsibility to select electives in such a way that:

• they satisfy prerequisites for the corresponding course/s.
• they conform to the rules set out in Programs and Courses or if unsure seek advice from the CBE office.

It is the student's responsibility to select the courses appropriate for his/her program.

Study Plans:
Study Plans for Commencing Semester 1 or 2

Electives: 

Students have 48 units of electives in a single degree program. Electives can be selected from CBE or other Colleges. No more than 10 courses at 1000 level.

Students wish to undertake an out of college elective may contact the relevant College directly.

Student Responsibility:

It is the student's responsibility to select electives in such a way that:

• they satisfy prerequisites for the corresponding course/s.
• they conform to the rules set out in Programs and Courses or if unsure seek advice from the CBE office.

It is the student's responsibility to select the courses appropriate for his/her program.

Study Plans:
Study Plans for Commencing Semester 1 or 2

Admission Requirements

Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. Admission to undergraduate degrees is based on meeting the ATAR requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications:

• An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
• A completed Associate Diploma, Associate Degree, AQF Diploma, Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate or international equivalent; OR
• At least one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) in a single program of degree level study at an Australian higher education institution or international equivalent; OR
• An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken.

Click HERE for further information about domestic admission.

More information about ATAR requirements for individual programs can be found HERE.

The table below is a guide to the entry level required for domestic applicants. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.

Domestic applicant entry requirements

Queensland Band equivalents are a guide only - selection is made on a UAI equivalent that is not available to students.

International applicant entry requirements

International applicants may view further information on admissions requirements at Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Applicants

The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.

Prerequisites

ACT: Specialist Mathematics (major/minor) (160+) Recommended Studies:  Specialist Mathematics (double major)
NSW: HSC Mathematics Extension 1 with a minimum performance band of E3 Recommended Studies: HSC Mathematics Extensions 2
QLD: Mathematics B and Mathematics C, with a grade of 'H' in each
SA/NT: Mathematics 1 (Double) and Mathematics 2 with a score of at least 15/20 in both subjects
TAS: Mathematics Stage 2 and Mathematics Stage 3 with a score of at least 15/20 in both subjects
VIC: Mathematical Methods 3&4 and Specialist Mathematics 3/4 with at least 36/50 in each subject
WA: Applicable Mathematics and Calculus with a score of at least 72/100
IB: Mathematics (HL) with at least 6

Adjustment Factors

The National Access Scheme 2014

ANU offers bonus points for nationally strategic senior secondary subjects, and in recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. 

Bonus points are applied to all applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedule, and no more than 10 points (maximum 5 academic points and maximum 5 equity points) will be awarded.

Bonus points do not apply to programs with an ATAR cutoff of 98 or higher.

Bonus Points are only awarded to domestic applicants applying for admission through UAC who have not previously attempted tertiary study.

How to apply

Academic Bonus Points: senior secondary students do not need to apply for ANU academic bonus points. They are automatically added in accordance with the schedule.

Educational Access Scheme: senior secondary students do not need to apply if their school is part of the Priority School Funding Program or Country Areas Program. All other applicants should refer to http://www.uac.edu.au/eas/  for more information.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Statistics requires completion of 144 units, of which:

A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 144 units must include:

48 units from the completion of one of the following statistics majors:

Applied Statistics

Probability and Stochastic Processes

Statistical Data Analytics

Theoretical Statistics

18 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics

STAT2005 Introduction to Stochastic Processes

STAT2008 Regression Modelling

6 units from completion of an introductory statistics course from the following list:

STAT1003 Statistical Techniques

STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods

6 units from completion of an introductory computing course from the following list:

COMP1040 The Craft of Computing

COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving

12 units from completion of an introductory mathematics courses from the following list:

MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1

MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2

MATH1115 Advanced Mathematics and Applications 1

MATH1116 Advanced Mathematics and Applications 2

6 units from completion of a discrete mathematics course from the following list:

MATH2301 Games, Graphs and Machines

MATH3511 Scientific Computing

24 units from completion of introductory graduate linguistics courses from the following list:

LING6001 Introduction to the Study of Language

LING6002 Language and Society

LING6010 Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology

LING6013 Teaching Languages

LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation

LING6018 Languages in Contact

LING6020 The Structure of English

LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication

LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics

LING6311 Language and Social Interaction

24 units from completion of elective courses from ANU

Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 5.0 in the first 96 units attempted to commence the 24 units of Masters courses in their Bachelor degree. Students who do not achieve this GPA will be able to complete and graduate from their Bachelor degree but will not be able to undertake Masters courses.

If the total number of units attempted exceeds 96 in the same teaching period in which the 96^th unit is attempted, all courses attempted will be used in the calculation of the GPA.

Students must complete the Bachelor degree with a minimum GPA of 5.0 in order to commence the Master degree.

The Master of General and Applied Linguistics requires completion of 96 units, which must consist of:

24 units of specified credit from graduate courses completed in the Bachelor degree

24 units of unspecified credit

A maximum of 24 units from completion of disciplinary courses from any of the following lists:

Structural Linguistics

LING6003 Introduction to Syntax

LING6007 Morphology

LING6008 Semantics

LING6010 Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology

LING6019 Phonological Analysis

LING6026 Syntactic Theory

LING6522 Seminar on Semantics

LING6525 Special Topics in Linguistics

Language learning

LING6013 Teaching Languages

LING6023 Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making

LING6029 Assessing Language

LING6101 Second Language Acquisition

LING6521 Child Language Acquisition

Language in society

LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation

LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication

LING6022 Language Policy and Language Politics

LING6103 Language Power and Identity

LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics

LING6311 Language and Social Interaction

Forensic Linguistics

LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics

LING6032 Advanced Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison

Language documentation and language change

LING6005 Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction

LING6018 Languages in Contact

LING6508 Study of a Language Family

LING6529 The History of the English Language

Language-specific linguistics

ARAB6505 Introductory Course to Arabic Linguistics

ASIA6101 Language in Asia (L)

ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia: Speech, Script and Society

JPNS6007 Japanese Linguistics

JPNS6024 Japanese Grammar

JPNS6512 Teaching Japanese: Content

JPNS6513 Japanese - English Translation

JPNS6514 Teaching Japanese Method

LANG6004 Language and Society in Latin America

LING6016 Language in Indigenous Australian Society

LING6017 Chinese Linguistics

LING6020 The Structure of English

PASI6010 Talking the Pacific: Melanesian pidgins and creoles in social context

SPAN6022 Intermediate Spanish II (Language and Linguistics)

SPAN6509 Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Linguistics

SPAN6514 The Structure of Spanish

SPAN6516 History of the Spanish Language: A Linguistic Time Travel

SPAN6604 Language Variation Across the Spanish-speaking World

SPAN6518 The Sounds of Spanish

A minimum of 12 units and a maximum of 24 units from completion of research methods courses from the following list:

HUMN6001 Digital Humanities: Theories and Projects

HUMN6003 Digital Humanities: Methods and Practices

HUMN8032 Writing for the research process

LING6009 Field Methods

LING6509 Research Design in (Applied) Linguistics

LING8026 Understanding Qualitative Research & Writing in Language Studies

LING6032 Advanced Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison

A minimum of 12 units and a maximum of 24 units from completion of research projects from the following list:

HUMN8030 Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project

HUMN8031 Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project (Advanced)

LING6005 Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction

LING6016 Language in Indigenous Australian Society

LING6029 Assessing Language

LING6101 Second Language Acquisition

LING6311 Language and Social Interaction

LING6508 Study of a Language Family

LING6522 Seminar on Semantics

LING6525 Special Topics in Linguistics

LING8001 Graduate Reading Course (Linguistics)

LING8003 Readings in Applied Linguistics

SPAN6022 Intermediate Spanish II (Language and Linguistics)

SPAN6514 The Structure of Spanish

SPAN6604 Language Variation Across the Spanish-speaking World

A maximum of 24 units from completion of courses from any of the following language specialisations:

Ancient Greek Language and Culture

Arabic Language and Culture

Australian Indigenous Languages

Chinese Language and Culture

English Language

French Language and Culture

German Language and Culture

Hindi Language and Culture

Indonesian Language and Culture

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language and Culture

Korean Language and Culture

Latin Language and Culture

Persian Language and Culture

Portuguese Language and Culture

Russian Language and Culture

Sanskrit Language and Culture

Spanish Language and Culture

Thai Language and Culture

Turkish Language and Culture

Vietnamese Language and Culture

Majors

Bachelor of Statistics Majors

Minors

Bachelor of Statistics Minors

Specialisations

Master of General and Applied Linguistics Specialisations

Honours

Students may proceed to the fourth honours year in Statistics. Entry to the honours year program is subject to an appropriately high average grade (generally distinction level or above) in the 3000-level compulsory subjects described in the course listings and requires the approval of College. Other conditions may also apply. Students who are interested in the honours program should seek further advice from the Convenor of the Program in the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Applied Statistics.