The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

MSc Statistics with Medical Applications

Swarna Khare, postgraduate students in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Key facts

  • School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science
  • 1 year full-time/2-3 years part-time by distance learning

Fees and funding

You may be able to get University and external company funding. Our deadline for funding applications is the first week in March.

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 honours degree with substantial mathematical and statistical components or a pass at an equivalent level in the Graduate Certificate.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

E: postgrad-maths@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 3808

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About the course

This new course is run in conjunction with the Medical Statistics Group in the University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR).

Accredited by the Royal Statistical Society, it provides professional training for a career in the medical, pharmaceutical and health services industries. These areas are major destinations for statisticians trained to postgraduate level.

The course is based on the traditional MSc in Statistics with additional training in specialist areas of medical applications.

Modules

  • Data Analysis
  • Statistical Laboratory
  • Linear Models
  • Epidemiological Methods and Time Series
  • Bayesian Inference and Further Clinical Trials
  • Sampling, Design and Medical Statistics

Teaching

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Computing sessions
  • Group work
  • Student presentations
  • Role-play

The distance learning option uses:

  • The web
  • Email and phone support
  • Residential weeks

Assessment

  • Formal exams
  • Project work
  • Dissertation

Your career

Our graduates have gone on to careers in finance, manufacturing companies, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies and research institutes with major organisations like First Direct, GlaxoSmithKline, Marks and Spencer, the Government Statistical Service and Medical Research Council units.

Our courses will also prepare you for PhD-level research.

About us

Our teaching staff are engaged nationally and internationally, as officers or committee members of societies and organisations, and as speakers at conferences. They bring new and emerging ideas into the classroom so you can see how research is improving on existing approaches.

Our Statistical Services Unit provides services to industry, commerce and the public sector, including consultancy, training courses and computer software development. If you're taking a statistics course, you'll have the opportunity to observe the work of the unit, giving you valuable insight into the job of a statistical consultant. You may also have the chance to work on a project with an external organisation.

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Learning environment

As a full-time student, you'll have access to study space in an open plan office with other postgraduates.

Different ways to study

You can study full time over a year by attending lectures in Sheffield or part time over two to three years via online distance learning. Full time students and distance learning students work together on some group projects.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form