MSC Statistics (MAST03) FT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (20 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
MAS6002 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS6010 (when the module is running)	Statistical Laboratory	ACAD YR	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS6031	Special Topics 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAS6032	Special Topics 2	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS6071	Applied Probability	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAS6003 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS6010 (when the module is running)	Linear Modelling	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS6004	Inference	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS6012	Sampling, Design, Medical Statistics	ACAD YR	20 credits

Unrestricted F7 units to the value of twenty credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take either 1C1 1C2 or 1C3

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

1C1

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS6053 XCannot be taken with: MAS462	Financial Mathematics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAS6010 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS6002 MAS6003 XCannot be taken with: MAS6001 + MAS6002, MAS6003. MAS6002, MAS6003.	Topics in Data Analysis	ACAD YR	10 credits
MAS6011	Dependent Data	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS6052	Stochastic Processes and Finance	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

1C2

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MAS6005 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS6006 (when the module is running)	Professional Skills for Statisticians	ACAD YR	10 credits
MAS6006 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS6005	Statistical Consultancy	ACAD YR	10 credits
MAS6061 + Restricted to postgraduate students in Probability & Statistics or in ScHARR or taking a Statistical MSc..	Epidemiology and Time Series	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS6062	Bayesian Methods & Clinical Trials	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

1C3.1

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MAS6005 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS6006 (when the module is running)	Professional Skills for Statisticians	ACAD YR	10 credits
MAS6006 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS6005	Statistical Consultancy	ACAD YR	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

1C3.2

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS6031	Special Topics 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAS6032	Special Topics 2	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS6071	Applied Probability	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAS6011	Dependent Data	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS6012	Sampling, Design, Medical Statistics	ACAD YR	20 credits

Unrestricted F7 units to the value of 20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAS6042	Dissertation (MSc Statistics with Medical Applications)	SPR SEM	60 credits
Any Semester
MAS6041	Dissertation	GRAD YR	60 credits

A student will take (as part of the requirements for the Degree of PhD with Integrated Studies) relevant parts of the University's Doctoral Development Programme as prescribed by the Head of Department following consultation with their supervisor.

A student may proceed to the dissertation only on the recommendation of the Examiners based on performance in the units listed at Regulation 1A, B and C above.

A student must achieve a minimum grade of 50% in all taught units and achieve a minimum grade of 60% in the dissertation and a weighted mean grade of 59.5% or above in the Degree of MSc in order to continue as a student for the Degree of PhD with Integrated Studies. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement will be required to become a student for the MSc in Statistics (MAST01) or the MSc in Statistics with Financial Mathematics (MAST11) or the MSc in Statistics with Medical Applications (MAST21).

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B and C1 above, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics with Financial Mathematics (MAST15). A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B and C2 above, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics with Medical Applications (MAST25). A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B and C3 above, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics (MAST05).

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B and C1 above, of which twenty credits are in respect of MAS6002, and twenty credits are in respect of MAS6052, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Statistics with Financial Mathematics (MAST17); at the discretion of the examiners, the requirement that the credits awarded include MAS6002 may be waived. A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B and C2 above, of which twenty credits are in respect of MAS6002, and twenty credits are in respect of MAS6061, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Statistics with Medical Applications (MAST27); at the discretion of the examiners, the requirement that the credits awarded include MAS6002 may be waived. A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B and C3 above, of which twenty credits are in respect of MAS6002, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Statistics (MAST07) ; at the discretion of the examiners, the requirement that the credits awarded include MAS6002 may be waived.

The Examiners may recommend the award of a Postgraduate Masters, or a Postgraduate Diploma, with merit or distinction.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.