As medical data continues to grow, this specialist Master’s degree will equip you with the expertise to analyse and interpret medical data effectively. You’ll learn how to harness this growing resource and tackle complex medical challenges with confidence.

Our Medical Statistics MSc is ideal for anyone looking to build a career in the medical and health sciences industries. You’ll graduate with an advanced understanding of statistical methods and data science.

You’ll also learn how to:

• design efficient clinical studies which give high-quality evidence
• use data to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of new drugs
• apply causal inference methods to ensure robust answers to important health questions

Newcastle University has a long-standing history in medical research, and our expertise are globally recognised.

During your degree, you’ll explore topics such as:

• clinical trials
• epidemiology and causal inference
• health economics and decision theory

For your dissertation project, you'll work with leading academics who are actively involved in high-profile medical statistics research. They're well-connected to the medical and health sciences field.

Our leading reputation and strong ties to industry mean you’ll learn from guest speakers from prominent international medical and health sciences companies.