Pass at least 90 credits in Statistics
With at least 60 credits at 300-level
Any compulsory courses for the endorsement as listed in the schedule
The remaining 30 credits (two courses) for the Graduate Diploma in Arts:
must come from the Bachelor of Arts degree schedule
at least 15 credits must be a 300-level course
may include further Statistics courses
Students from a country where English is not the first language, must obtain a minimum English Language competency level.
IELTS: 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL iBT: 90 overall (min 20 in Writing)
PTE Academic: 58 Overall (min 50 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English: 180
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Be a highly sought-after graduate
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) will give you the equivalent of an undergraduate major in statistics without completing a second bachelor’s degree.
A Massey Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) is a bridging tool for graduates in other subjects to get the equivalent of a major in statistics. You can then apply for postgraduate studies in statistics if you wish.
Improve your decision-making
The Massey GradDipArts (Statistics) will teach you to interpret the science of evidence. Statistics allow us to quantify risk and make effective decisions even when we are uncertain about the world around us. Should I buy or sell my stock? Is this new treatment effective against breast cancer? What adverts should my website display to increase my revenue? How can I better interpret that weak distress signal coming from a vessel far out at sea?
Using the recent explosion in digital data to answer questions like these makes statisticians some of the most highly sought-after employees.
Big Data = more jobs for statisticians
If you can interpret this explosion of information and data, you’ll be indispensable. Big Data has opened up a huge range of career opportunities for you if you’re talented in working with figures.
The Wall Street Journal said in 2013 that “Data Crunchers [are] Now the Cool Kids on Campus”. It’s a great time to be a statistician!
Learn the theory and the practice
As a Massey GradDipArts (Statistics) student you’ll begin to learn the key theories of statistics, but you’ll also get the quantitative skills to conduct robust statistical analysis that’s effective in the real world.
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Compulsory courses
30 credits
161220, Data Analysis, 15
161221, Applied Linear Models, 15
Subject courses
160211, Linear Algebra, 15
161222, Design and Analysis of Experiments, 15
161223, Introduction to Data Mining, 15
161250, Data Analysis for Biologists, 15
161321, Sampling and Experimental Design, 15
161322, Design and Analysis of Surveys and Experiments, 15
161323, Multivariate Analysis, 15
161324, Data Mining, 15
161325, Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement, 15
161327, Generalised Linear Models, 15
161331, Biostatistics, 15
161342, Forecasting and Time Series, 15
233214, GIS and Spatial Statistics, 15
Statistics skills are useful in most areas of government, business, industry and the sciences. Jobs that require statistics expertise include:
Government: policy analysis, Census, law, national defence
Business: economics, engineering, marketing, computer science, data mining, business analytics
Physical sciences: astronomy, chemistry, physics
Health and medicine: genetics, clinical trials, epidemiology, pharmacology
Environment: agriculture, ecology, forestry, animal populations
Insurance/year: 810 NZD
