Program Overview

Math & Statistics

Program Overview

Faculty: Faculty of Science Degree Type: Bachelor of Science Delivery: In-person Department: Mathematics and Statistics Department

About Math & Statistics

Mathematics is the science of structure, order and relation. It deals with logical quantitative reasoning. Statistics is the science and art of data collection and analysis. It deals with estimation, hypothesis testing and decision making. At StFX, you may undertake studies that focus on either or both fields.

Why study Math & Statistics at StFX?

With small class sizes and a personal environment that maximizes individual attention, as a StFX Mathematics and Statistics student, you will be well educated for further success in graduate studies, education programs and industry.

First year at a glance

Typical first-year course schedules include an introduction to differential and integral calculus, which provides you with an understanding of and appreciation for the mathematics of change. The calculus courses are taken in combination with courses from the sciences and the arts.

Future opportunities

Job opportunities include work in education, insurance, banking, finance, pharmaceutical companies, market research, and academia. Recent employers of StFX Mathematics and Statistics graduates include Statistics Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, banks, insurance companies, Shell, Nortel, IBM, Sobeys, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, and primary and secondary schools.

• Banking
  • Education / Teacher
  • Epidemiologist
  • Market Researcher
  • Sports Analyst

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Residences

• Cameron Hall
  • Consisting of the Thompson/Thompkins, MacPherson and MacDonald houses, Cameron Hall is a sprawling residence and an excellent choice for first-year students of StFX. Located on University Avenue, residents will enjoy being centrally located on the campus. Students can also expect such in-building amenities as laundry facilities, hockey storage, common areas and tv lounges.
• Governors Hall
  • The Governors Hall is a stately student residence located close to the Charles V. Keating Centre. In addition to the Hall Lounge and Dining room, students will find such amenities as full shared kitchen facilities on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors, and in-building laundry facilities. Study lounges can also be found throughout the building, as well as a TV lounge on the 2nd floor.

Everything You Need To Know About Life In Antigonish

We are a small town with big things to offer. Consider us your home away from home!

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’