NUS SCIENCE(STATISTICS)

[Rusty89]

Eh the stats core mod are rly confusing leh. checked the archive for the last 2 yrs and that some mod are rather inconsistent.

Like 10/11 Sem 1 - ST3234 , ST3236 , ST3243 , ST3244
Sem 2 - ST3232 , ST3239 , ST3241 , ST3242

Then 11/12 Sem 1 - ST3233 , ST3236 , ST3243 , ST3244
Sem 2 - ST3232 , ST3240 , ST3241 , ST3242

Then 12/13 Sem 1 - ST3233 , ST3234 , ST3236 , ST3243
Then this coming Sem is taken from the CORS builder which offers ST3232 , ST3236 , ST3239 , ST3241 , ST3242 , ST3244.

Like abit confusing de. Hard to plan for nx yr leh.

Like ST3236 now offered in both sem le? And seems like ST3234 and ST3239 skip 3 sems. And how come ST3244 is now in Sem 2 liao? Weird

 

[johnny4305]

This year is indeed 'better' in a sense for offering many stats mods. From my experience, i can tell you the 'ídea' for lvl3000/lvl4000 mods.

lvl3000 mods

ST3236, ST3243 will be offered every sem 1.
ST3232, ST3241 are offered every sem 2.
by right,ST3244 should be offered in sem 1, but this year it is in sem 2.

The rest of the mods, ST3234, ST3239, ST3242 are offered in rotation.


lvl4000

ST4231, ST4233 is on sem 1(since they changed it such that they are compulsory mods)
ST4241,ST4234 are on sem 1.

ST4238,ST4240,ST4242,ST4245 on every sem 2.

ST4232 on rotation (this year being a special case)


Hope it helps!

 

[strawberrygirl]

anyone has taken fms and any suggestion on which to take?? and is it we have to do proj?

 

[Raichu29125]

anyone has taken fms and any suggestion on which to take?? and is it we have to do proj?

Check IVLE.

 

[Rusty89]

This year is indeed 'better' in a sense for offering many stats mods. From my experience, i can tell you the 'ídea' for lvl3000/lvl4000 mods.

lvl3000 mods

ST3236, ST3243 will be offered every sem 1.
ST3232, ST3241 are offered every sem 2.
by right,ST3244 should be offered in sem 1, but this year it is in sem 2.

The rest of the mods, ST3234, ST3239, ST3242 are offered in rotation.


lvl4000

ST4231, ST4233 is on sem 1(since they changed it such that they are compulsory mods)
ST4241,ST4234 are on sem 1.

ST4238,ST4240,ST4242,ST4245 on every sem 2.

ST4232 on rotation (this year being a special case)


Hope it helps!

Eh 2 qns,
1) Am i right to say that ST3234 wont be around till nx nx yr sem1?
2) Isnt ST3242 offered every sem 2?

Another qn
Erm, can SP1001 be taken as fac req? it's like 0MC though.

 

[strawberrygirl]

Actually it is possible to take a Financial Maths minor for a Stats major.
The overlap is in ST2131 and MA1102R (1/3 aka 8MCs overlap)
However, the other 4 modules necessary (for the fin math minor) cannot be used to count towards the requirements for the stats major.

if only ma1102r and st2131 can be used as overlapping then how about st3131? we have to read it in both stats major and fm minor. we have to use other mods to replace it?

 

[Rusty89]

yea. ST3234 seems to be taught once every 2 years.... lol

SP1001 cannot be used to clear any req. it is just some random course to prepare you for work.

wa sian. eh wad u used to clear ur fac req?

Hmm wasted sia. shldve taken ST3234 last sem since its so rare. eh wad mod u taking this sem ar? cant decide whether to take ST3241 or ST3244.

 

[Rusty89]

Yeah... I regret nt taking ST3234...

Take ST3244 la... I taking it too...btw wad other mod u taking?
u doin fbs rite?

Druid u MIA v long liao sia. holidays ar? lol

Yarloz last sem din research properly and din know the chance is so rare. eh initially i have this plan of fbs but now see my cap also hard liao. maybe just 3 yrs degree or wad ba. i taking 3239 and deciding bwtn 3244 or 3241. wad other ue u taking ar?

 

[Darkzi0n]

I dont think ST3234 is tot every 2 year lar.. these are from the past archives starting from 03/04 sem1 to the upcoming sem:
1 means offered for the sem, - means not offered..

- 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 -

so i dun think there is a definite pattern of when it is offered... unless our batch so suay they decide to introduce the once every 2 year thing now.

 

[Rusty89]

I dont think ST3234 is tot every 2 year lar.. these are from the past archives starting from 03/04 sem1 to the upcoming sem:
1 means offered for the sem, - means not offered..

- 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 -

so i dun think there is a definite pattern of when it is offered... unless our batch so suay they decide to introduce the once every 2 year thing now.

their pattern weird weird one. lol i only looked at recent entries. u see until so far behind? no fixed pattern like rly hard to plan also de.

Btw which core u taking ar?

 

[xJrBlood]

Hey guys, I've been reading this thread and I need to consult you guys as I am entering FoS this year. I know this is a stats thread but I couldn't find an applied maths thread.

I am looking to major in QF but I highly doubt I'll get in due to the competition. My backup plan would be to enter applied maths with financial interest.

I was hoping someone here could give me an idea of how much difference both of these majors have and how much I would be losing out to QF students, esp wrt to career options after graduating.

Thanks for the help everyone.

 

[Rusty89]

Hey guys, I've been reading this thread and I need to consult you guys as I am entering FoS this year. I know this is a stats thread but I couldn't find an applied maths thread.

I am looking to major in QF but I highly doubt I'll get in due to the competition.

My backup plan would be to enter applied maths with financial interest. I was hoping someone here could give me an idea of how much difference both of these majors have and how much I would be losing out to QF students, esp wrt to career options after graduating.

Thanks for the help everyone.

If u intend to do the QF route, u can declare as math major and take the required mod and interview for the QF at the end of yr1 . and yea the competition is tough. If not, u can declare as app math major and specialise in finance in the later yrs.

 

[Rusty89]

Same lols
I doin ST3239, ST3232,ST3244...
u takin only 2 core this sem ah?

Should be ba. if only count until yr 3. left 7 cores in 3 sems. so maybe divide up. like not alot cores to take leh. Hmm how come u duwan take ST3241? it's a requirement. Hmm dont think i will wanna take ST3232 after reading the reviews. How many cores u have left?

 

[Darkzi0n]

their pattern weird weird one. lol i only looked at recent entries. u see until so far behind? no fixed pattern like rly hard to plan also de.

Btw which core u taking ar?

I taking
ST3131
ST3236
ST3232/ST3239
EC3312
EC3333/SSS1207

Hey guys, I've been reading this thread and I need to consult you guys as I am entering FoS this year. I know this is a stats thread but I couldn't find an applied maths thread.

I am looking to major in QF but I highly doubt I'll get in due to the competition. My backup plan would be to enter applied maths with financial interest.

I was hoping someone here could give me an idea of how much difference both of these majors have and how much I would be losing out to QF students, esp wrt to career options after graduating.

Thanks for the help everyone.

i dunno about applied math maj.. but for QF, they usually need to further study after getting their honors. Career wise, i went for the interview and the interviewer told me it is a high risk high return job.. meaning u can be earning high pay but u can also be jobless for a very long time as it follow the financial cycle closely... the interviewer told me quite a few fresh grad have difficulty finding jobs over the past few years.

Thats pretty much all i know liao, if u wan to know more u can wait for Raichu29125 to reply, he is a QF major.

 

[Rusty89]

I taking
ST3131
ST3236
ST3232/ST3239
EC3312
EC3333/SSS1207

SSS1207 clash with ST3239 Sad, if not tot of clearing ss.
But then ST3239 like quite rare to come by.

Eh btw u last sem take 2 cores onli ar?

And from what u have seen from the past archive, its offered yearly last time but now is getting v rare? so there will also be a chance that it is offered nx yr?

 

[Darkzi0n]

SSS1207 clash with ST3239 Sad, if not tot of clearing ss.
But then ST3239 like quite rare to come by.

Eh btw u last sem take 2 cores onli ar?

And from what u have seen from the past archive, its offered yearly last time but now is getting v rare? so there will also be a chance that it is offered nx yr?

if consider EC also den 3 loh.. sld have taken ST3131 last sem

 

[Rusty89]

if consider EC also den 3 loh.. sld have taken ST3131 last sem

oh yar forgot u double major. if last sem u still take ST3131,4 cores 1 sem also like quite xiong. lol. take this sem ok ma.

 

[gtr913]

Woah, thanks alot senior for your input. when did u take those modules?
Din know about the difference in teaching by different department. thanks for the heads up. BTW ST3239 really once every 2 yrs? lol wow sounds like rather rare.

I took most of the modules the previous time they were offered. If you guys are not too sure which modules to take, I suggest to just bid for everything, attend the first few lectures for each module, check out the content and the lecturer, and then decide whether to take or drop the modules at the end of the first 2 weeks. Take advantage of the first 2 weeks.

It is kinda hard to predict what modules they may offer for each sem since it can be quite random, so just take whatever you like or feel good about. Also not to forget to take those that fulfils your specialisation.

 

[Rusty89]

I Shld be left 5 core in two sem.. if count until year 3 ( not two lor)
ST3232 difficult ah? I duno leh
I dun noe wad electives to take? Any gd ones to recommend?
Btw how yall chk the archive too see which sem the mod been offered?

Orh my 3 sems including this coming sem. so if i am taking 2 core this sem then left 5 cores for last 2 sems.

I not sure difficult a not but read this review by a PRC on module review.
Haha i am also lookin for lv1k electives. turns out i have quite a number of 1k to clear. Er i shld be taking PL1101 and BSP1005 this sem ba. what electives u cleared liao? how many more u need to take?

Eh i make use of this website Unofficial NUS CORS Bidding Statistics which consolidate by module which i find it more convenient than go click on the CORs de.

 

[Raichu29125]

I am looking to major in QF but I highly doubt I'll get in due to the competition. My backup plan would be to enter applied maths with financial interest.

I was hoping someone here could give me an idea of how much difference both of these majors have and how much I would be losing out to QF students, esp wrt to career options after graduating.

Thanks for the help everyone.

Good that you've got some backup plans. The newer QF syllabus for the incoming batches now have more mathematical content to it, which means that there's not much difference in the modules taken by QF and AM (Applied Mathematics) majors.

QF is more practical-oriented and multi-disciplinary. Which means, you'll be able to expose yourself to modules all over the faculties in NUS (and for cheap too, in both CORS points and real cash, since you pay only undergrad fees). Moreover, it is much easier revising for CFA/PRM/FRM professional exams because QF syllabus itself easily prepares you for it.

However, you would lose out on an in-depth theoretical mathematical knowledge, unless you overload that is.

AM is more theoretical, which could be beneficial to you if you're doing a Masters in QF (ironically!) or Financial Engineering. Doing such a Masters requires a good B. Sc in Math and you'll need to pass their qualifying entrance test. After all, you could easily pick up business modules everywhere in any business school, but as for math, you need a good Science school, and within Asia, NUS Math still offers value for money education.