Applied Statistics and Data Mining

University of St Andrews
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Mathematics and statistics

About this course

The PGDip/MSc in Applied Statistics and Datamining is a commercially relevant programme of study providing students with the statistical data analysis skills needed for business, commerce and other applications.

The PGDip/MSc in Applied Statistics and Datamining is a taught programme run by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The course is aimed at those with a good degree containing quantitative elements who wish to gain statistical data analysis skills.

Highlights

  • Commercially relevant course.

  • Course content is aligned to the requirements of the commercial analysis sector.

  • Dissertation topics are generated in part by commercial partners.

  • Teaching involves widely used commercial software packages (SAS, SPSS).

  • The popular open-source tool R is also used.
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: St Andrews

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 9 Months

    Qualification: PgDip

    Location: St Andrews

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
    3531 Brokers
    2434 Business and related research professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    St Andrews
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Mathematics and statistics