A concentration in statistics might be combined with an interest in agriculture, government and political science, economics, psychology, sociology, business, or science. With careful planning, you can complete a double major. Special programs are available for some double majors. The computer has made possible many new applications of mathematics and will continue to have a great impact on mathematics during the coming years. The Department of Mathematics and the Department of Computer Science are separate departments, as they are at most comprehensive universities, but they work in close cooperation.
Some professors teach in both departments.
All mathematics majors take at least one computer science course, and all computer science majors take several mathematics courses. The programs that combine a major in mathematics with a major or minor in computer science provide excellent preparation for a mathematically oriented computer science career. Mathematics and Statistics Probability and statistics are fascinating mathematical fields with many useful applications. At SIUC the field of statistics is a concentration in the Department of Mathematics. Individuals who can draw reliable information from the wealth of data available in business, industry, science, and government are in demand.