Medical Statistics

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year

About this course

There’s a vast amount of healthcare data in the world. And growing demand for medical statisticians who can analyse it to solve the biggest challenges in medicine.

Study MSc Medical Statistics to combine your passion for healthcare with your analytical mindset. Help to advance medical knowledge, prevent diseases, improve treatments, and influence government health policies. From designing clinical studies to identifying the causes of diseases, you’ll develop the specialist skills you need to play a vital role in global health and development.

What you will learn:

  • Discover how to select appropriate clinical study designs and apply statistical techniques to analyse health data

  • Learn to apply the theory and practice of statistics to clinical trials, epidemiology, and public health

  • Gain knowledge of different areas of medical statistics and delve into questions of causality

  • Answer medical questions and communicate your analysis to clinicians, scientists, patients and other statisticians

  • Identify and explore your personal interests, ready to hit the ground running once you graduate.
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: London

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate