Mathematics and Statistics with Data Science with a Placement Year BSc (Hons)

**Learn how to collect, analyse and interpret data – while developing your knowledge of mathematics – with our BSc Mathematics and Statistics with Data Science with a Placement Year course.**<br/><br/>As increasing amounts of data are collected on every aspect of human life and the world around us, in-depth knowledge of statistics is becoming more critical than ever. Statistical skills are applicable to a wide range of areas, including business, climate science, medicine and the civil service.<br/><br/>This course, taught by University of Reading’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been designed to develop both your statistical and mathematical skills.<br/><br/>This degree is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Aapplications to meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation when followed by subsequent training and experience in employment to obtain competencies to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught masters degrees.<br/><br/>**What you’ll study with BSc Mathematics and Statistics with Data Science with a Placement Year**<br/>In mathematics you will study:<br/><br/><br/>- calculus<br/><br/><br/>- analysis<br/><br/><br/>- linear algebra<br/><br/><br/>- differential equations.<br/><br/><br/>In statistics you will cover:<br/><br/><br/>- linear models<br/><br/><br/>- statistical computing<br/><br/><br/>- probability.<br/><br/><br/>During the second year you will also take a skills module, which is designed to improve your transferable skills and enhance your employability.<br/><br/>**Placement within industry**<br/>This course features a placement year that you will undertake between your second and final year of study. Our dedicated placements officer can provide you with advice and support for finding the ideal placement, writing a CV and developing your interview skills.<br/><br/>Read about Connor Vidal-Cocker and his invaluable experience within Gazprom Marketing and Trading