{"id":22,"date":"2015-04-28T16:17:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T16:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2020-06-14T10:50:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T10:50:53","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department offers the following programs at undergraduate level:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General Degree (3 years)<\/li>\n<li>Special Degree in Statistics (4 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>B.Sc. (General) degree<\/h3>\n<h3>First year<\/h3>\n<p>Semester 1<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 156px\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 113 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"329\">Descriptive Statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 114 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"329\">Probability and Distribution Theory I<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 115 1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"329\">Elements of Sampling<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 2<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 191px\" width=\"641\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 123 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Probability and Distribution Theory II<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 124 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Data Analysis I<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 125 1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Statistical Communication<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Second\u00a0 year<\/p>\n<p>Semester 1<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 186px\" width=\"644\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 213 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"329\">Inferential Statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 214 1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"329\">Nonparametric Statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 215 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"329\">Sampling Techniques<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 2<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 191px\" width=\"643\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 224 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Regression Analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 225 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Design of Experiments<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 226 1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Data Analysis II<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Third year<\/p>\n<p>Semester 1<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 312 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Time series analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 313 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Statistical decision theory<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 314 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Multivariate statistical methods<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 316 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Discrete and categorical data analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 319 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Advanced regression analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 326 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Programming and data analysis with R<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 351 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"330\">Research methodology<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 2<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 315 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Essential skills in statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 321 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Statistical quality assurance<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 322 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Medical statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 324 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Operations research<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 325 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Independent study<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">o#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 330 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Data analysis and preparation of reports<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 332 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Compilation of official statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">o*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 333 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"348\">Econometric models<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">o**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>o#: B.Sc. (general) degree students who have followed STA 351 2.0 Research Methodology can do this course as an optional course<\/p>\n<p>o*: Those who are doing Econometrics as a subject are not allowed to do this course<\/p>\n<p>0**: those who are following B.Sc. (special) degree in Statistics are not allowed to do this course<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>B.Sc. (special) degree<\/h4>\n<h3>Part 1<\/h3>\n<p>Semester 1<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 312 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Time series analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 313 1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Statistical decision theory<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 314 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Multivariate statistical methods<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 316 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Discrete and categorical data analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 318 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Advanced distribution theory<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 319 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Advanced regression analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 326 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Programming and data analysis with R<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 351 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Research methodology<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 354 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Machine learning 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 2<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 315 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Essential skills in statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 317 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Advanced design of experiments<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 321 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Statistical quality assurance<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 322 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Medical statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 323 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Introduction to actuarial statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 324 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Operations research<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 327 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Theory of multivariate statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 329 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Advanced statistical inference<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 330 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Data analysis and preparation of reports<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 331 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Stochastic processes<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 332 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Compilation of official statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 355 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"360\">Optimization<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>B.Sc. (special) degree<\/h4>\n<h4>Part 2<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 471 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Generalized linear and non linear models<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 472 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Special topics in statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 474 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Statistical consultancy<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 476 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Statistical data mining<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 477 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Spatial statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 478 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Advanced time series analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 479 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Advanced sampling theory<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 480 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Current topics in statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 481 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Seminar<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 483 6.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Research project<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 484 4.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Internship<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 485 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Measure theory<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 486 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Survival analysis<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 487 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Computational inference<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 490 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Linear mixed models and generalized linear mixed models<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"126\">STA 491 2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"372\">Bayesian inference<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department offers the following programs at undergraduate level: General Degree (3 years) Special Degree in Statistics (4 years) &nbsp; B.Sc. (General) degree First year Semester 1 STA 113 2.0 Descriptive Statistics c STA 114 2.0 Probability and Distribution Theory I c STA 115 1.0 Elements of Sampling c &nbsp; Semester 2 STA 123 2.0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/undergraduate\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Undergraduate courses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}