BA in Statistics & Computer Science at Boston University

Mathematics, statistics, and computer science are the subjects making up the mathematical and computational sciences. The joint major in Statistics & Computer Science allows students to explore all of these related disciplines. It is appropriate for Mathematics majors in the Statistics track with an interest in applications in computer science and Computer Science majors wishing to have more breadth in mathematical foundations and statistics. Statistics & Computer Science majors should have advisors in both the Mathematics & Statistics Department and the Computer Science Department, with their principal advisor being in Computer Science.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing the major in Statistics & Computer Science will have:

• In-depth knowledge in the mathematical, probabilistic, and statistical foundations.
• Programming software engineering skills.
• Ability to apply statistical analysis and modeling to reason from data in a principled manner.
• Combined theoretical and technical skills to use for real-world applications.