Department of Statistics and Demography

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Head of Department: Gebremariam Woldemicael
B.Sc., Addis Ababa University
M.Sc., Addis Ababa University
Ph.D., Stocklolm University
Specialization: Medical Demography
E-mail: gebre@stat.uoa.edu.er

Overview
The Department of Statistics and Demography organizes and runs a four-year program leading to a Bachelor's degree in Statistics and Demography. Students admitted to the degree program may come from either the Natural Sciences or the Social Sciences stream and should have a good background in Mathematics. Students majoring in Statistics may minor in Computer Science or Economics.

Graduates of this department have a broad based Bachelor's degree. Apart from studying Econometrics, Time-series, Demographic analysis and techniques, students also study computer applications of various software programs used in analysis of problems in Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Demographic Issues, Health Sciences and other fields.

Employment opportunities therefore lie in various ministries, especially the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Trade and Industry, Education, Labor and Human Welfare, and the Ministry of Finance. There are also opportunities in other offices, such as the National Statistics and Evaluation Office. Graduates can help in conducting various research projects in Social Sciences where there is a great need of statistical analysis.