Statistics courses
If you want to develop a solid grounding in the fundamental concepts of statistics to progress your career, or grow your personal interests, choose a statistics course from the OU. Statistics is about investigation and problem solving – skills that are highly valued across employment sectors.
Statistics
Degree
- Also known as an undergraduate or bachelors degree.
- Internationally respected, universally understood.
- An essential requirement for many high-level jobs.
- Gain a thorough understanding of your subject – and the tools to investigate, think critically, form reasoned arguments, solve problems and communicate effectively in new contexts.
- Progress to higher level study, such as a postgraduate diploma or masters degree.
- Credits measure the student workload required for the successful completion of a module or qualification.
- One credit represents about 10 hours of study over the duration of the course.
- You are awarded credits after you have successfully completed a module.
- For example, if you study a 60-credit module and successfully pass it, you will be awarded 60 credits.
How long will it take?
Statistics
Diploma
- Widely recognised qualification.
- Equivalent to the first two thirds of an honours degree.
- Enhance your professional and technical skills or extend your knowledge and understanding of a subject.
- Study for interest or career development.
- Top up to a full honours degree in just two years.
- Credits measure the student workload required for the successful completion of a module or qualification.
- One credit represents about 10 hours of study over the duration of the course.
- You are awarded credits after you have successfully completed a module.
- For example, if you study a 60-credit module and successfully pass it, you will be awarded 60 credits.
How long will it take?
Statistics
Certificate
- Widely recognised qualification.
- Equivalent to the first third of an honours degree.
- Study for interest or career development.
- Shows that you can study successfully at university level.
- Count it towards further qualifications such as a DipHE or honours degree.
- Credits measure the student workload required for the successful completion of a module or qualification.
- One credit represents about 10 hours of study over the duration of the course.
- You are awarded credits after you have successfully completed a module.
- For example, if you study a 60-credit module and successfully pass it, you will be awarded 60 credits.
How long will it take?
Why study Statistics with The Open University?
You’ll benefit from statistics courses informed and developed by our world-leading research. Study alongside more than 15,000 other maths and stats students and gain:
- Qualifications recognised by organisations such as the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications and the Royal Statistical Society.
- Invaluable practice in conducting and communicating statistical investigations.
- The ability to interpret mathematical results and statistical analysis in real-world terms.
- Opportunities to develop your experience with mathematical and statistical software.
Careers in Statistics
It’s widely accepted that a degree in statistics particularly enhances the following transferable skills: working with abstract concepts; thinking logically; finding solutions to problems; using relevant professional software; and more.
A qualification in statistics could help start your career in:
- Economics
- Data science
- Journalism and broadcasting
- Quantitative analysis/risk analysis
Looking for something other than a qualification?
The majority of our modules can be studied by themselves, on a stand-alone basis. If you later choose to work towards a qualification, you may be able to count your study towards it.
All Statistics courses
Browse all the Statistics courses we offer – certificates, diplomas and degrees.
See our full list of Statistics courses
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