BA/MMath Maths & Statistics
Why study Statistics?
Statistics is an exciting area of modern mathematics. The BA and MMath Mathematics and Statistics combine the strengths of the traditional Oxford Mathematics degrees with the ability to pursue probability and statistics in depth.
Statistics aims to make sense of data. It concerns the theory relating the characteristics of a population to the statistics drawn from some sample of its members. Statistics is an intellectual discipline in its own right, and also an essential tool in many other fields of study.
Graduates with this kind of knowledge base are highly sought after by employers. The career options are excellent, both in a general professional setting, for example in accounting, banking, or finance, and in more specialised professions as a statistician, mathematician, or actuary. The four-year MMath course also provides an ideal stepping board for postgraduate study.
There is flexibility until well into the second year to change between a joint degree in Mathematics and Statistics, and a straight Mathematics degree. There is the same flexibility for changing between the three-year and four-year course.
Oxford is one of the world's top universities. Its collegiate system combines lectures with personalised tutorials in groups of two or three. Many of our academic teaching staff are at the forefront of international research in their respective fields.
The BA and MMath Mathematics and Statistics have been accredited by the Royal Statistical Society.
Graduates can also gain exemptions from certain professional examinations for the Institute of Actuaries, given satisfactory performances in the relevant papers.
Why not combine the strengths of an ancient university with the excitement of modern mathematics and statistics? Find out more at the Further Maths- What's Next? day on Thursday 19 April.
Further Information:
Course brochure [PDF]
Course poster [PDF]
Mathematics and Mathematics and Statistics students are admitted on an equal basis from a single pool, without quotas. See Admissions criteria
The University Online prospectus entry has data on the intake and entrance requirements.
Open Days are held jointly with the Mathematical Institute
Mathematical Institute information for undergraduate applicants
University of Oxford undergraduate admissions
Frequently asked questions about undergraduate entry to the University of Oxford
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