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Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics

Overview of the Department

The study of Mathematics and Statistics is one of the vital areas of study for mankind. Their application and overlapping likeness permeate a plethora of fields ranging from science, business, technology, meteorology, etc. Political governance and economic planning have relied greatly on these two to drive economic policy and provide the basis for same.

To this end, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics provides training in statistical theory, techniques and methods, and their application to the collection, collation, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of data leading to the award of HND and BTech certificates.

Under this programme, the acquisition of practical and problem-solving skills is an important component in the understanding of basic questions of data collection, analysis, interpretation, publication, and dissemination.

Students who wish to apply for any of these programmes are assured to benefit immensely in their career development leading to a positive impact on the national development agenda.

Programme Structure of the Department

HND STATISTICS

Year 1 Semester I

NoCourse CodeCourseCredit HoursRemarks
1CLT 101COMPUTER LITERACY I2C
2COS 101COMMUNICATION SKILLS I2C
3STA 111ELEMENTS OF MATHEMATICS I3C
4STA 113STATISTICAL METHODS I3C
5STA 115PROBABILITY I3C
6STA 117ECONOMIC THEORY3C
  Total16 

Year 1 Semester II

NoCourse CodeCourse Credit HoursRemarks
1STA 120ELEMENTS OF MATHEMATICS II3C
2STA 122STATISTICAL METHODS II3C
3STA 124PROBABILITY II3C
4STA 128APPLIED ECONOMICS3C
5COS 102COMMUNICATION SKILLS II2C
6CLT 102COMPUTER LITERACY II2C
7AFS 100AFRICAN STUDIES2C
  Total18 

Year 2 Semester I

NoCourse CodeCourseCredit HoursRemarks
1STA 210CALCULUS AND MATRIX ALGEBRA I3C
2STA 211PROBABILITY III3C
3STA 213SAMPLE SURVEY I3C
4STA 215RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3C
5STA 217STATISTICAL COMPUTING I3C
6STA 219DEMOGRAPHY I3C
7STA 221DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENT I3C
  Total21 

Year 2 Semester II

NoCourse CodeHND StatisticsCredit HoursRemarks
1STA 222DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENT II3C
2STA 224SAMPLE SURVEY II3C
3STA 226NATIONAL ACCOUNTS3C
4STA 228STATISTICAL COMPUTING II3C
5STA 230DEMOGRAPHY II3C
6STA 232PROJECT REPORT WRITING3C
7STA 220CALCULUS & MATRIX ALGEBRA II3C
  Total21 

Year 3 Semester I

NoCourse CodeHND StatisticsCredit HoursRemarks
1ACT 201FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I3C
2ETP 317ENTREPRENEURSHIP I2C
3STA 310OFFICIAL STATISTICS I3C
4STA 311MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS3C
5STA 315STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL3C
6STA 317STATISTICAL REPORT WRITING3C
7STA 333PROJECT MANAGEMENT3C
  Total20 

Year 3 Semester II

NoCourse CodeHND StatisticsCredit HoursRemarks
1STA 334PROJECT MANAGEMENT3C
2STA 320STATISTICAL ORGANISATION AND OPERATIONS3C
3STA 322STATISTICS FOR DEVELOPMENT3C
4STA 324OPERATIONS RESEARCH3C
5STA 328OFFICIAL STATISTICS II3C
6STA 330ACTUARIAL STATISTICS3C
7STA 332PROJECT WORK6C
8ETP 336ENTREPRENEURSHIP2C
  Total26 
BTECH STATISTICS (TOP UP)

C = Core                    E = Elective

Year 1 Semester I  

NoCourse CodeBTech Statistics Credit HoursRemarks
1STA 401STATISTICAL ESTIMATION AND INFERENCE3C
2STA 403PROBABILITY THEORY AND DISTRIBUTION3C
3STA 405SAMPLE THEORY AND SURVEY TECHNIQUES3C
4STA 407DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENT3C
5STA 409OFFICIAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS2C
6STA 411MULTIVARIATE METHODS3C
  Total18 

Year 1 Semester II

NoCourse CodeCourseCredit HoursRemarks
1STA 402TIME SERIES ANALYSIS3C
2STA 404DATA ANALYSIS (R, MATLAB)3C
3STA 406OPERATIONS RESEARCH3C
4STA 408RESEARCH METHODS3C
5STA 422BIOSTATISTICS2C
6STA 424STOCHASTIC PROCESSES3C
  Total18 

Year 2 Semester I

NoCourse CodeCourseCredit HoursRemarks
1STA 426ECONOMETRICS3C
2STA 428MEDICAL STATISTICS3C
3STA 440ACTUARIAL STATISTICS3C
4STA 442MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION3C
5STA 446BUSINESS ANALYTICS3C
6STA 448LINEAR MODELS3C
  Total18 

Year 2 Semester II

NoCourse CodeBTech StatisticsCredit HoursRemarks
1STA 430INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT10C
2STA 432PROJECT WORK6C
  Total16 

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