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Bachelor of Statistics
Description:
The Bachelor of Statistics at Qassim University offers students the opportunity to learn data analysis skills and use advanced statistical programs. The program aims to enable students to deal with big data and extract valuable information for decision support. The program provides a comprehensive study of statistical methods and applied theory through innovative curricula and hands-on training. Students graduate prepared to take on challenges in multiple fields, such as: Economics, health, and scientific research.
Method of study
Courses
Degree
Bachelor
School level
University study
Place of study (Male Students)
F4
Place of study (female students)
F2
Required specialization
Secondary school
Years of study
4 years
Study period
Morning
Number of Credit Hours
138
Credits required for graduation
138
Tuition fees
free
Preference Mechanism for Admission
Secondary school
30%
General Aptitude Test
30%
Achievement test
40%
Educational goals :
1- Developing critical and logical thinking skills to enable students to continue their postgraduate studies.
2- Empowering students with statistical analysis skills to solve problems and develop oral and written communication skills.
3- Providing students with the values of teamwork, self-development, work ethics, and personal, social and professional responsibility.
4- Providing research and training services in the fields of statistics that support sustainable development in the Kingdom.
Learning outcomes :
Upon successful completion of the program, students are:
1- Are able to clearly state the scientific facts and concepts that underpin the scientific fields related to statistics.
2- Are able to accurately identify the basic statistical methods that explain and predict the occurrence of certain scientific, industrial, or social issues.
3- Able to name, apply, and infer appropriate statistical analysis methods in different statistical contexts.
4- Familiar with relevant assumptions, tests, representations, and sampling methods, and how to modify them in response to changing data.
5- Are able to apply principles and theories that address all aspects of data, including data collection planning in terms of designing surveys and experiments.
6- Are able to plan routine statistical procedures and techniques appropriately, and identify situations that require the development of innovative solutions, based on relevant theoretical and practical ideas.
7. Able to study relatively complex statistical issues using a range of integrated statistical methods, software, and techniques, and analyze and interpret their results appropriately.
8. Be able to compare and contrast real-life issues, problems, and observations in different areas of applied statistics using a range of sources of data analysis, and explain and criticize their conclusions.
9. Are able to take responsibility for their own learning, and use new information-generating tools or analysis techniques necessary to accomplish tasks.
10. Able to contribute to facilitating constructive solutions to issues in a group or team setting, either in a leadership role or as a member of a group.
11- Are able to take initiative in identifying issues that require attention and address them appropriately on an individual or group basis.
12- Able to communicate effectively orally and in writing, selecting appropriate forms of presentation and using them in different statistical contexts.
13. Are able to routinely use the most appropriate ICTs to collect, interpret and communicate information and ideas related to statistics.
14. Are able to identify relevant statistical or mathematical techniques and apply them creatively in interpreting information and proposing appropriate solutions to all science-related issues, for example: Demographic, medical-scientific, industrial, or social.
15- Able to assess the limits of the usability of different statistical and mathematical techniques in different scientific contexts.
Tracks :
None
Career opportunities:
1- Working in industry, health, banking, business, and insurance.
2- Working in research centers.
3- Working in the military sector.
4- Working in information technology as data analysts and contributors to the preparation of strategic plans.
5- Working as a lecturer in the department or in one of the statistics departments in the Kingdom's universities.