Applied Statistics

Getting the most out of data is about increasing quantitative skills.

We understand applied statistics is an essential ingredient for managing big data. That’s why we offer applied statistics courses at Swinburne.

Applied statistics courses are an opportunity to gain practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the key areas of statistics. You’ll gain capabilities in data gathering, analysis and modelling to suit a quantitative career within many fields. It’s just a matter of choosing the course that suits the future you can picture.

By the time you graduate, you’ll have the confidence and skills to apply your knowledge to the workplace. Future careers can be found in medicine, marketing, social research, government, education and more.

Find the story within the numbers

There are statisticians and analysts in just about every corporation today. Find out from three Swinburne students how studying stats can lead to a fulfilling (and fun!) career in sports, marketing, psychology and beyond.

Learn more about this intriguing field with a Bachelor of Health Science (with a major in applied statistics)

The Swinburne Advantage

We turn knowing into know-how.

We believe an undergraduate education must be about more than knowledge. In today’s competitive job market, it must be about true job readiness.

Work Integrated Learning allows you to gain professional experience as part of your studies at Swinburne. It’s just a matter of choosing the opportunity that suits your future.

Choose from professional degrees, professional placements, professional internships, industry-linked projects, industry study tours and accreditation placements. There are also a range of other opportunities you can create.

You’ll build invaluable skills and confidence in knowing you have what it takes to land a job in your field by graduation.

We think it’s an approach that makes the adventure worth taking. See for yourself.
 The Swinburne Advantage. Available to all new undergraduates.

Student experience

eSports statistics and the Sunshine Coast

Dreaming about a future in sports analytics, Applied Statistics student David Matteo jumped at the chance to publish a research paper on the topic.

Being an avid gamer, focusing on eSports was a no-brainer - a decision that saw him present to stats experts on the Sunshine Coast.

Applied statistics courses

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