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Admissions

UCAS Course Code: GG13

Brief Course Outline

Duration of course: 3/4 years
Degree awarded: BA/MMath

Course statistics for 2012 entry

Intake: 13
Applications shortlisted for interview: 60.0%
Successful applications: 11.9%

Open days

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Contact details

Mathematics
Admissions Coordinator,,
Mathematical Institute, 24–29 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LB
+44 (0) 1865 615207
Please email us at undergraduate.admissions@ maths.ox.ac.uk
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Statistics
Academic Administrator,
Department of Statistics,
1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG
+44 (0) 1865 272870
Please email us at undergraduate.admissions@ stats.ox.ac.uk
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Mathematics and Statistics

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Course structure

For the first four terms this course is identical to Mathematics, up to and including the compulsory core of the second year of the Mathematics course.

Mathematics and Statistics students follow core second-year courses in probability and statistics, and the remainder of the second year allows for some choice of topics in preparation for the greater selectivity of the third and fourth years. In the first two years it is usually straightforward to move between the Mathematics course and the Mathematics and Statistics course, subject to the availability of space on the course and to the consent of the college.

There are two Mathematics and Statistics degrees, the three-year BA and the four-year MMath. You will not be asked to choose between the degrees until you are in your third year. All third- and fourth-year mathematical topics available in the Mathematics course are also available to Mathematics and Statistics students. The fourth year is, naturally, more challenging and it provides an opportunity for more in-depth study, including a substantial statistics project.

1st year
Courses

Compulsory courses:

  • Algebra
  • Analysis
  • Probability and statistics
  • Geometry and dynamics
  • Multivariate calculus and mathematical models
Assessment

First University examinations:
Five compulsory papers

2nd year
Courses

Core courses:

  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Algebra and differential equations
  • Metric spaces and complex analysis

Options:

  • Statistical programming  and simulation
  • Selection from a menu of other options in Mathematics
Assessment

Final University examinations, Part A: Exam structure under review

3rd year

Courses

  • Applied statistics
  • Statistical inference
  • Applied probability
  • Statistical lifetime models
  • Actuarial science
  • Mathematical finance
  • Wide range of other options in Mathematics
Assessment

Final University examinations, Part B: The equivalent of four written papers including assessed practicals

4th year

Courses

  • Statistics project
  • Advanced options ranging across probability and statistics, pure and applied mathematics, and statistical genetics
Assessment

Final University examinations, Part C: Project and papers (or equivalent) in ratio 3:5

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