Applied Mathematics & Statistics

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What Can I Do With My Degree?

 


Occupational Titles:

  • Account Executive
  • Accountant
  • Accounting Manager
  • Actuarial Assistant
  • Air Traffic Controller
  • Astronomer
  • Banker
  • Biometrician
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Scientist
  • Consultant
  • Credit Risk Modeling Manager
  • Cryptographer
  • Database Administrator
  • Defense Researcher
  • Financial Analyst
  • Information Analyst
  • Internal Auditor
  • Logistics Specialist
  • Marketing Consultant
  • Mathematician
  • Medical Data Analyst
  • Meteorologist
  • Methodologist
  • Numerical Analyst
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Pension Specialist
  • Program Analyst
  • Programmer
  • Senior Negotiator
  • Statistical Consultant
  • Statistician
  • Systems Analyst
  • Tax Investigator
  • Teacher/Professor
  • Technical Specialist
  • Underwriter
  • Urban/Regional Planner
  • Web Site Developer

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Areas of Employment:

  • Accounting Firms
  • Colleges
  • Computer Software Developers
  • Data Management Companies
  • Disease Control/Prevention Centres
  • Engineering Firms
  • Federal Government
  • Finance Companies
  • Health Insurance Companies
  • Manufacturers
  • Medical Research Organizations
  • Opinion Researchers
  • Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Boards of Education
  • Technology Companies
  • Universities

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Companies that have recruited Applied Mathematics & Statistics grads:

  • Atlantis Scientific Inc.
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Canadian Tire Acceptance Ltd.
  • Co-operators Insurance & Financial
  • BDO Dunwoody
  • E.D.S. Canada Ltd.
  • Fidelity Investments Canada
  • GlaxoSmithKline Canada Inc.
  • Government of Canada
  • Hewlett-Packard Ltd.
  • Manulife Financial Corp.
  • Pfizer Canada Inc.
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Spar Aerospace Ltd.
  • Statistics Canada
  • University of Guelph
  • University of Waterloo
  • World Vision Canada

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Skills obtained through completing an Applied Mathematics & Statistics major:

  • Ability to understand complex concepts
  • Analytical and problem solving skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to gather and analyze data
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to perform calculations
  • Ability to write reports
  • Ability to think critically
  • Ability to construct and evaluate arguments with scientific and quantitative components
  • Ability to reveal and explain patterns
  • Skills in creating theoretical models
  • Ability to compile and organize facts and information
  • Ability to learn and interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations

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Career Related Websites:

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(Updated June 2011)

University of Guelph


50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Canada


519-824-4120