Statistics – Bachelor of Arts

Admission to Massey

All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

• Massey University entry requirements

Specific requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Statistics), outside of university admission regulations. However to be successful in your studies we do recommend that you have a basic background in mathematics. For example Year 12/NCEA Level 2 mathematics.

English language requirements

To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.

• Massey University English language requirements

If you have already completed a bachelor degree

If you have already completed a bachelor degree you may replace 230111 Tū Kupu: Writing and Inquiry or 230112 Tū Arohae: Critical Thinking with courses of your choice. You will need to apply for replacement courses via a Special permission request in your portal and you will need to attach evidence of your completed degree with the request.

English language skills

If you need help with your English language skills before you start university, see our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

English Evidence Academic IELTS^: 6.0 overall and minimum 5.5 in each band

English Evidence TOEFL iBT: Overall score 80, minimum 19 in Writing

English Evidence Pearson Test of English (PTE): 50 overall and minimum 42 in each communicative skills

Statistics skills are useful in most areas of government, business, industry, and the sciences. Jobs that require statistic 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.