Statistics

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Mathematics and statistics

About this course

This Masters in Statistics will provide you with knowledge and experience of the principles, theory and practical skills of statistics.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • Statistical analysis and data mining is ranked 2nd in the Top 10 Most In-Demand Hard Skills 2018, Linkedin.

  • The Statistics Group at Glasgow is a large group, internationally renowned for its research excellence.

  • Our expertise spans topics including: biostatistics and statistical genetics; environmental statistics; statistical methodology; statistical modelling and the scholarship of learning and teaching in statistics.

  • Our Statistics MSc programmes benefit from close links lecturers have with industry and non-governmental organisations such as NHS and SEPA.

  • You will be taught by world-leading experts in their fields and will participate in an extensive and varied seminar programme, are taught by internationally renowned lecturers and experience a wide variety of projects.

  • You will develop a thorough grasp of statistical methodology, before going on to apply statistical skills to solve real-life problems.

  • Our students graduate with a varied skill set, including core professional skills, and a portfolio of substantive applied and practical work.

  • You will be equipped with the skills needed to begin a career as a professional statistician; previous study of statistics is not required.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    Modes of delivery of the Masters across the Statistics programmes include lectures, laboratory classes, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, project and team work. Semester 1 Core courses

    BIOSTATISTICS (LEVEL M) INTRODUCTION TO R PROGRAMMING (LEVEL M) MULTIVARIATE METHODS (LEVEL M) PROBABILITY (LEVEL M) REGRESSION MODELS (LEVEL M) STATISTICAL INFERENCE (LEVEL M)

    Semester 2 Core courses

    ADVANCED PREDICTIVE MODELS BAYESIAN STATISTICS (LEVEL M) DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS (LEVEL M) Optional courses (choose 3)

    DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (LEVEL M) ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS (LEVEL M) FUNCTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS (LEVEL M) SPATIAL STATISTICS (LEVEL M) STATISTICAL GENETICS (LEVEL M) Project (summer)

    STATISTICS PROJECT AND DISSERTATION

    • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    2434 Business and related research professionals
    2422 Finance and investment analysts and advisers

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Mathematics and statistics

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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