As Australia’s engagement with the Pacific increases, so too does the need for graduates with Pacific expertise.

The Bachelor of Pacific Studies will provide you with a deep understanding of the diversity, history and contemporary issues of Oceania, so you can take a leading role in Pacific policy and development.

You will also have the opportunity to engage in internship and immersion programs in Oceania, boosting your language skills and expertise in the region.

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.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically apply theoretical frameworks and research techniques to understand the global significance of Oceania as a region of diverse societies, cultures and languages;
   
2. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse disciplinary approaches and methods drawn from the humanities, social sciences and environmental studies, to synthesize knowledge about Oceania and its place in the
       world;
   
3. Demonstrate a nuanced understanding of the diversity of indigenous, popular culture, policy and scholarly perspectives on and within Oceania;
   
4. Evaluate knowledge and ideas and debate issues using academic and other approaches addressing a variety of scholarly, policy and public audiences;
   
5. Exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems individually as well as collaboratively.

Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

1. Review and synthesise a broad range of statistical knowledge from their chosen major
2. Use the R statistical computing language to carry out a wide variety of statistical tasks
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.  

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.

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

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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 an ATAR 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+)/Specialist Methods(Major/Minor) (160+), NSW: Mathematics Extension 1 (Band E3) or equivelant. More information about interstate subject equivalencies can be found here.

Adjustment Factors

ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Subject and performance-based adjustments do not apply to programs with a minimum selection rank of 98 or higher. Visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further 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 Pacific Studies flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must include:

  24 units from the following compulsory courses:

  PASI1011           Pacific Encounters: An introduction to Pacific Studies

  PASI1012           Pacific Worlds: critical inquiry in Oceania

  PASI2001           Pacific Studies in a Globalising World

  PASI3001           The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development

  A minimum of 6 units from the following 3000 level PASI-coded courses:

  PASI3002           Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific

  PASI3012           Readings in Indigenous Studies

  PASI3005           Pacific Islands Field School

  PASI3010           Pacific Engagement Project

PASI3013 Environment and Development in the Pacific

  A minimum of 12 units from the following thematic lists:

  History and Archaeology

  ASIA2301           Human migration and expansion in the rise of the Asia-Pacific

  ARCH2005         Archaeology of the Pacific Islanders

  PASI2006           War in the Islands: The Second World War in the Pacific

  PASI2002           Australia in Oceania in the 19th and 20th centuries

  HIST2231           Exploration: Columbus to the Moon

  Politics, international relations and security

  INTR2010           International Relations in the Asia-Pacific

  STST2001           International Security issues in the Asia Pacific

  ASIA2087           Peace Building in the Pacific and Asia

  ASIA2093           Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific

  POLS2055          Pacific Politics

  STST2003           Australia and Security in the Pacific

  PASI3002           Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific

  PASI2030           Study Tour: Regional Policymaking for Pacific Development

  Environment and resources

  ASIA2301           Human Migration and Expansion in the Rse of the Asia-Pacific

  ENVS2005         Islands Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School

  ASIA2093           Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific

  PASI3013           Environmentand Development in the Pacific

  PASI2030           Study Tour: Regional Policymaking for Pacific Development

  Culture, literature and language

  ASIA2001          Language in Asia and the Pacific

  ASIA2308          Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific

  ASIA3053           The Death of God in the Asia-Pacific

  PASI3002           Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific

  PASI3005           Pacific Islands Field School

  A maximum of 24 units from one of the following minors of languages spoken in the Pacific:

  French Language and Culture Minor

  Tetum Language Minor

  Tok Pisin Language Minor

   24 units from completion of one of the following minors:

Languages spoken in the Pacific or of historical and community importance:

Chinese language

 French Language and Culture

 German Language and Culture

 Indonesian language

 Japanese language

 Tetum Language

 Tok Pisin Language 

 Spanish

  Disciplinary and regional studies minors of relevance to the study of the Pacific Islands:

  Archaeology

  Art History and Theory

  Asia-Pacific International Relations

  Asian history  

  Asian Art History

  Asian and Pacific Anthropology

  Asian and Pacific Culture, Media and Gender

  Anthropology

  Australian Indigenous Studies

  Biodiversity and Conservation Management

  Climate Science and Policy

  Comparative Politics

  Demography

  Development Studies

  Digital Humanities

  Economic Studies

  Environmental Policy

  Environmental Studies

  Gender and Sexuality

  Geography

  Heritage and Museum Studies

  History

  Human Rights

  Indonesian Studies

  International Relations

  Linguistics

  Peace and Conflict Studies

  Philosophy

  Political Science

  Political Theory

  Popular Music

  Social Research Methods

  Sociology 

  Sustainable Development

  Visual Arts Practice

  War Studies

  A maximum of 6 units from the completion of courses from VCUG Vice Chancellor’s Undergraduate Courses or the following list:

  ANIP3003 Australian National Internships Program Internship A

  ASIA2110  International Affairs Internship

  ASIA2098 Asian and Pacific Studies Internship

  ASIA3023 Asia Pacific Week Internship

  ASIA3024 Editor’s practicum: online public engagement, academic blogging and digital disruption

  ESEN1101 Essential University English

  LING2107 Advanced Academic English

The Bachelor of Statistics flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 48 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must consist of:

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:

COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving

COMP1730 Programming for Scientists

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

If your flexible double degree is within the College of Business and Economics (for example Commerce and Economics), the below study plan may show the same course twice. If this is the case, you must only do the course once and replace the other course with a University Wide Elective or CBE List 1 elective. Please note that you cannot exceed 8 out of college electives.

Students enrolled in Bachelor of Statistics/Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Hons) degree will need to enrol in MATH1115 and MATH1116, instead of MATH1013 and MATH1014. Also, in the Bachelor of Statistics, these students should replace COMP1100 with an elective, as they will completing COMP1130 in the BAC (Hons) degree, which is an incompatible course

For majors and minors offered by the ANU College of Business and Economics, students may count a course towards multiple majors and minors. If a minor is a subset of all stated courses and/or prerequisites for a major, then completion of the major overrides completion of the minor, and only the major is regarded as having been completed. If all courses in a major and/or minor are compulsory courses in the degree, the major and/or minor will not be listed on the transcript.

Majors

Bachelor of Statistics Majors

Minors

Bachelor of Pacific Studies Minors

Bachelor of Statistics Minors

Study Options

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.