BSc Honours in Applied Statistics

Offered by the Department of Statistics

This programme is intended to provide students with the relevant knowledge for designations in relation to statistics, such as data analyst, data scientist, business analyst to name a few. The students are trained to solve real world problems using important methods related to statistics, computer science and management. The students are also groomed to develop their socio-interpersonal skills that are required for the corporate world, thereby enhancing their employability.

Degree Aims

Provide students with the relevant knowledge for designations in relation to statistics, such as data analyst, data scientist, business analyst to name a few.
The students are trained to solve real world problems using important methods related to statistics, computer science and management.
The students are also groomed to develop their socio-interpersonal skills that are required for the corporate world, thereby enhancing their employability.

Coordinator

Dr. A A Sunethra
sunethra@stat.cmb.ac.lk

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for this programme, A minimum GPA of 2.50 at the end of Level II for all registered academic courses.
The IS and FM students and Physical Science students who have taken Statistics as a main subject in Level I and Level II (i.e. P2, P4 and P6 combinations) are eligible to follow this programme.

Selection Criteria: Total weighted mark obtained for all academic courses registered in Levels I and II.

Course Modules

(L – No. of Lecture hours, P – No. of Practical hours, X – Core, O – Optional)

Level 3

Semester I

Pre Required	Course Code	Title	No. of Credits	No. of Hours	PS	IS
	ST 3007	Operational Research	3	45L	O
ST 2010	ST 3008	Applied Statistical Models	3	30L 30P	X	X
	ST 3009	Applied Time Series	2	30L	X	X
	ST 3010	Introduction to Health Statistics	2	15L 30P	O	O
IS 1009/ ST 1011	IS 3001	Sampling Techniques	2	30L	X	X
	CS 3008	Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithm	3	30L 30P	X	X
	MS 3009	Operational Research II	3	30L 30P		O
CS 1001	IT 3003	Advanced Programming Techniques	3	30L 30P	X	X

Semester II

Course Code	Title	No. of Credits	No. of Hours	PS	IS
ST 3011	Statistical Programming	2	60P	X	X
ST 2008/ MS 2001	Statistical Process Control	2	30L	O	O
ST 3013	Essential Mathematics for Statistics	3	45L	X	X
IS 3004	Applied Multivariate Methods	2	30L	X	X
IS 3005	Statistics in Practice I	3	90P	X	X
MS 3004	Quality Management/ Project Management	2	30L	O	O
IT 3002	Database System	3	30L 30P	X	X

Level 4