{"id":2066,"date":"2021-04-11T12:56:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T12:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/open-day\/?post_type=exhibitions&#038;p=2066"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:08:08","slug":"statistics-and-actuarial-science","status":"publish","type":"exhibitions","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/open-day\/af\/exhibitions\/statistics-and-actuarial-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistiek en Aktuari\u00eble Wetenskap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; 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Fokusareas word eers gekies wanneer jy amptelik registreer as eerstejaarstudent aan die begin van jou studies. Dit maak ook nie saak in watter fakulteit jy aansoek doen nie. BDatSci (van enige fakulteit) as eerste keuse is voldoende om toegelaat te word.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Can you register as a part-time student or can it be offered online or remotely?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Nee, hierdie program is \u2018n residensi\u00eble program \u2013 met ander woorde deeltydse studie is nie moontlik nie en die bywoning van lesings en tutoriale op kampus word vereis. Daar is geen aanlyn weergawe van hierdie program nie.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;If you want to buy a laptop, what must you buy?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dit is jou keuse of jy \u2018n skootrekenaar wil koop, aangesien alle studente toegang tot die Fakulteit se rekenaarlaboratoriums het. Indien jy een wil koop, maak seker dis Windows-gebaseer. IT ondersteun nie IOS\/Apple-, Linux- of MAC OSX-platforms nie.<br \/>Die minimum spesifikasies vir \u2018n skootrekenaar is: 8GB Ram is die minimum vereiste vir moderne bedryfstelsels aangesien die bedryfstelsel self tussen 2 tot 4 GB gebruik; 256 GB Klas 40 Solid State Drive (SSD); Windows 10 as bedryfstelsel. Dis noodsaaklik omdat sommige akademiese sagteware nie beskikbaar is op die MAC OSX- en Linux-platforms nie en omdat daar geen amptelike IT-ondersteuning vir hierdie platforms is nie. Aangesien aanlyn onderrig, vergaderings en praktiese sessies wat intyds plaasvind en interaksie insluit, \u2018n werklikheid is, is \u2018n ge\u00efntegreerde webkamera noodsaaklik. Dit laat ook afstandstoesighouding gedurende assesserings toe. Indien jy tans \u2018n skootrekenaar het wat nie aan hierdie spesifikasies voldoen nie, moenie dit nou vervang nie, maar oorweeg dit wanneer jy jou rekenaar later wil vervang.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What is the difference between BDatSci and the degrees BCom Mathematical Sciences &amp; BSc Computer Science with focal areas Data Science?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Beide die BCom- en BSc-grade is drie jaar lank. Om vir \u2018n meestersgraad in een van hierdie rigtings te registreer, sal jy eers \u2018n honneursgraad moet voltooi na afloop van die aanvanklike driejaargraad. Die BCom- en BSc-grade bied nie spesifieke datawetenskapmodules aan in die program nie; die BCom is toegespits op handel en besigheid, terwyl die BSc natuurwetenskaplik geori\u00ebnteerd is. By voltooiing van hierdie grade kan studente vir \u2018n honneursgraad in enige van die hoofvakke in hul derde jaar registreer. Die groot voordeel van die BDatSci-graad is dat jy in \u2018n baie spesifieke dataryke omgewing sal spesialiseer deur een van die gesogte fokusareas te kies. Jou navorsingsprojek in die vierde jaar is \u2018n direkte toepassing van, en spesialiteitsnavorsing in, daardie spesifieke dataryke omgewing.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Can you change from BCom Mathematical Sciences or BSc Computer Science to BDatSci any time?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Ja, afhangende van watter modules jy voltooi het. Jy sal egter steeds vanaf jaar 1 vir die Datawetenskapmodules moet registreer. Dit beteken dat jy moontlik langer as 4 jaar sal moet studeer om die graad te voltooi. Fokusareas vereis ook spesifieke modules; jy kan nie modules bestudeer wat nie deur die spesifieke fokusarea gespesifiseer word nie. In die BDatWet-graad is die fokusarea-modules verpligtend vanaf die 2de jaar en verder en jy moet vir hulle almal registreer. Indien jy na BDatWet wil oorslaan, doen by prof PJ Mostert (<a href=\"mailto:pjmos@sun.ac.za\" target=\"_self\">pjmos@sun.ac.za<\/a> ) aansoek en sluit \u2018n motiveringsbrief in. Jou aansoek sal deur die BDatWet-programkomitee oorweeg word. Geen student sal toegelaat word om vir BDatWet in te skryf sonder vooraf goedkeuring nie.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Can you change between the focal areas of BDatSci?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Ja, op voorwaarde dat jy steeds die vereiste modules van die spesifieke fokusarea neem. Dit kan in sekere gevalle beteken dat jy moontlik meer as 4 jaar moet studeer om die verpligte modules vir \u2018n spesifieke fokusarea te voltooi. Die modules van \u2018n fokusarea kan nie deur modules in ander graadprogramme vervang word nie.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Can you switch from BCom Actuarial Science to BDatSci?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Indien jy met BCom Aktuari\u00eble Wetenskap begin het, is die maklikste oorskakeling na BDatSci aan die einde van semester 1 van jou eerste jaar. N\u00e1 die eerste 6 maande word (die verpligte BDatSci-module) Datawetenskap 141 aangebied en daarna volg die res van die eerstejaarsmodules van BDatSci.\nDie verandering na BDatSci sal amptelik wees aan die einde van jaar 1. Hoe langer jy wag, hoe meer BDatSci-modules moet jy inhaal. Indien jy byvoorbeeld aan die einde van jaar 1 na BDatSci oorskakel sonder dat jy ingeskryf was vir Datawetenskap 141 en dit geslaag het, beteken dit dat daar \u2018n ekstra jaar by jou studies gevoeg word aangesien Datawetenskap 141 \u2018n voorvereiste is vir Datawetenskap 241. (Die twee modules kan nie gelyktydig geneem word nie.)\nBCom Aktuari\u00eble Wetenskap en BDatSci verskil baie ondanks die feit dat hulle dieselfde minimum toelatingsvereistes het. Raadpleeg altyd die Fakulteit se jaarboek om te kyk watter modules vir watter spesifieke graadprogramme vereis word. Om jou program na BDatSci te verander, moet jy goedkeuring van die BDatSci-programkomitee verkry deur \u2018n e-pos aan pjmos@sun.ac.za te stuur.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Can you change from BDatSci to BCom\/BSc after year 1 or 2?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Jy kan, op voorwaarde dat jy vir die vereiste modules van die betrokke grade ingeskryf is. 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BDatSci sal jou nie net van \u2018n kwalifikasie in Datawetenskap voorsien nie, maar jou ook die geleentheid bied om in een van die mees gesogte fokusareas van Datawetenskap te spesialiseer.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What are the job prospects?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Volgens die Harvard Review is die volgende waar: Data Scientist: The sexiest job of the 21st century. 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