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This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees), BASc or a combined BSc course.
Students undertaking Actuarial Studies should take MAST20004 Probability instead of MAST20006 Probability for Statistics.
Students undertaking this subject will regularly use computers in weekly computer classes, with all the necessary software installed.
Students undertaking this subject are not assumed to have any special computer skills at the beginning.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) Informal specialisation Applied Mathematics Informal specialisation Discrete Mathematics / Operations Research Informal specialisation Statistics / Stochastic Processes Major Statistics / Stochastic Processes Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Informal specialisation Selective subjects for B-BMED Major Applied Mathematics Major Discrete Mathematics / Operations Research Breadth Track Accelerated Mathematics Breadth Track Mathematics and Statistics - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 11 July 2025