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MSc - Master of Science
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
Main Site - Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MSc - Master of Science
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Main Site - Highfield Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Join the University of Southampton, ranked in the World Top 50 and Top 10 in the UK for Statistics and Operational Research (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).
MSc Applied Statistics provides postgraduate instruction in the theory and methods of applied statistics. The programme is for students whose interests lie in the theory and application of statistical methods, and in methods for designing, collecting and analysing large–scale data.
You will benefit from the cutting-edge research conducted in the research centres in which professors from our department hold leading positions: the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute and the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. Our main areas of expertise include sampling, small-area estimation, census and administrative data and the analysis of 'big data'.
Assessment methods (Outcome qualification level): Some modules are assessed by essays (or equivalent), others by exams and some by a mix of these methods. Exams are held at the end of each semester.
An upper second-class honours degree which contains a good grounding in the basic theory and methods of statistics. This programme is suitable for statisticians, mathematicians, econometricians, engineers and other science graduates whose training equips them to study applied statistics at graduate level. It is also suitable for social scientists with a good training in statistics. Non-graduate qualifications, in particular the Graduate Diploma of the Royal Statistical Society, may be accepted in place of an undergraduate degree. Details of statistical training will help us assess your suitability.
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Private rented accommodation - 450 (per month in Southampton)
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