Programme Description

The MSc in Statistics provides a thorough training in statistics with the following distinctive features:

• A core set of modules covering both the theory and methods of statistical inference on which modern applied statistics relies;
• A specialised set of modules covering a range of advanced statistical methods relevant to the interpretation of observational and experimental data;
• A practical module focusing upon the skills necessary for the working statistician including, statistical computer programming, oral and written communication and consulting.
• Extensive experience of hands-on statistical computing involving modern computationally intensive statistical methods available for data analysis;
• An in-depth project applying statistical methods to a substantive problem in applied statistics research, giving students experience of many aspects of the career of a statistician: problem forming, literature review, data analysis, interpretation of results, report writing and collaboration.
• The option to follow designated pathways in Environmental, Medical or Pharmaceutical Statistics.