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STUDENTS SHOULD REFER TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHICH UNITS WILL BE TAKEN IN WHICH YEAR OF THE PROGRAMME
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1
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The programme of study will be pursued for not less than two years, and will be subject to a time limit of four years.
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2A.
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A student will take:
MAS6002 F7 Statistical Laboratory ACAD YR 20 credits
MAS6005 F7 Professional Skills for Statisticians ACAD YR 10 credits
MAS6006 F7 Statistical Consultancy ACAD YR 10 credits
MAS6061 F7 Epidemiology and Time Series ACAD YR 20 credits
MAS6062 F7 Bayesian Methods & Clinical Trials ACAD YR 20 credits
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units (40 credits)
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2B
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A student will take 40 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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MAS6031
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Special Topics 1
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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MAS6032
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Special Topics 2
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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Full academic year
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MAS6003
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Linear Modelling
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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MAS6012
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Sampling, Design, Medical Statistics
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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Unrestricted F7 units to the value of 20 credits.
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2C.
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A student will take
MAS6042 F7 Dissertation (MSc Statistics with Medical Applications) SPR SEM 17 60 credits
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3
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A student may proceed to the dissertation only on the recommendation of the Examiners based on performance in the units listed at 2A and 2B.
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4
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A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 2A and 2B above, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics with Medical Applications (MAST26).
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5
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A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 2A and 2B 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 (MAST28); at the discretion of the examiners, the requirement that the credits awarded include MAS6002 may be waived. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may by permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Postgraduate Certificate in Statistics (MAST08).
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6
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The Examiners may recommend the award of a Postgraduate Masters, or a Postgraduate Diploma, with merit or distinction.
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7
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A student may be permitted to substitute MAS6001, MAS6061 or MAS6062 with MAS6031 Special Topics 1 and MAS6032 Special Topics 2 subject to the approval of the Head of Department.
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8
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A student will attend such residential weeks as are prescribed by the Head of Department.
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