The Graduate Diploma of Applied Statistics will give you a practical knowledge of statistical methods that you can confidently apply in your workplace or your area of interest.

Throughout your studies you will work with software packages such as R, IBM SPSS, and the SAS suite. You’ll learn best-practice methods for research design and as you progress, you’ll learn to use advanced analysis techniques and make forecasts based on complex sample surveys. Group activities using real-life data will help you build your problem-solving capability.

This qualification is suited to graduates of other disciplines or those who need to use statistics in their role but haven’t had formal applied statistics training. Your skills can be applied to a wide range of disciplines, including market research, business, sports and health.

Course description

This course is designed for graduates in any discipline, especially for humanities, social sciences, health sciences, information systems, business and science graduates who have a professional interest in the use of statistics. It is also applicable to other graduates who have a need to use advanced statistics in their work, but have not had sufficient or current training in applied statistics. It concentrates on practical skills, but also broadens and builds theoretical knowledge of key areas of statistics.

Course structure

To qualify for the award of Graduate Diploma of Applied Statistics, a student must complete eight core units of study (100 credit points).

Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Graduate Certificate of Applied Statistics is 25 credit points (normally two units)