Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Statistics - Second Degree Honours Candidates (QSY)

This degree is for those students who are currently completing/ have completed a first undergraduate degree and are interested in beginning a second undergraduate degree at Queen’s University.

Mathematicians seek out patterns, construct rigorous arguments, articulate assumptions, appreciate the value of a precise definition, analyze mathematical models, and create beautiful structures. Statisticians produce trustworthy data, extract meaning and draw practical conclusions from data, test conjectures, provide mathematical evidence, and critique the reasoning of others. In both cases, these skills have a surprising ability to help make sense of the physical, biological, artistic, psychological, economic, social, and philosophical worlds. As a consequence, quantitative expertise is in high demand on the job market. Moreover, rankings of occupations invariably list multiple careers in mathematics and statistics among the very best.

Statistics is the entire science of decision making in the face of uncertainty. It is the mathematical and computational study of randomness and variability of data. It is used in and makes a significant impact on any field where data is collected.

Jobs for statisticians exist in nearly every field and are expected to grow tremendously. Statistician, more broadly, data scientist, is consistently ranked as the top job in the United States by the press.

Major in Statistics: A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of the courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.