Statistics MSc
This Masters in Statistics will provide you with knowledge and experience of the principles, theory and practical skills of statistics.
Teaching start:
(applications closed)
MSc: 12 months full-time
Statistical analysis and data mining is ranked 2nd in the Top 10 Most In-Demand Hard Skills 2018, Linkedin.
The Statistics Group at Glasgow is a large group, internationally renowned for its research excellence.
Our expertise spans topics including: biostatistics and statistical genetics; environmental statistics; statistical methodology; statistical modelling and the scholarship of learning and teaching in statistics.
Our Statistics MSc programmes benefit from close links lecturers have with industry and non-governmental organisations such as NHS and SEPA.
You will be taught by world-leading experts in their fields and will participate in an extensive and varied seminar programme, are taught by internationally renowned lecturers and experience a wide variety of projects.
You will develop a thorough grasp of statistical methodology, before going on to apply statistical skills to solve real-life problems.
Our students graduate with a varied skill set, including core professional skills, and a portfolio of substantive applied and practical work.
You will be equipped with the skills needed to begin a career as a professional statistician; previous study of statistics is not required.
Modes of delivery of the Masters across the Statistics programmes include lectures, laboratory classes, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, project and team work.
PROBABILITY (LEVEL M)
STATISTICAL INFERENCE (LEVEL M)
REGRESSION MODELS (LEVEL M)
INTRODUCTION TO R PROGRAMMING (LEVEL M)
BIOSTATISTICS (LEVEL M)
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (LEVEL M)
BAYESIAN STATISTICS (LEVEL M)
ADVANCED PREDICTIVE MODELS
DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS (LEVEL M)
ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS (LEVEL M)
SPATIAL STATISTICS (LEVEL M)
STATISTICS PROJECT AND DISSERTATION
Data is becoming an ever increasing part of the modern world, yet the talent to extract information and value from complex data is scarce. There is a massive shortage of data-analytical skills in the workforce. Statistical analysis and data mining is ranked 2nd in the Top 10 Most In-Demand Hard Skills 2018 by LinkedIn. This programme opens up a multitude of career opportunities and/or boosts your career trajectory
Our graduates have an excellent track record of gaining employment in many sectors including medical research, the pharmaceutical industry, finance and government statistical services, while others have continued to a PhD.
Graduates of this programme have gone on to work for the NHS and companies such as RBS.
Tuition fees for January 2021 start
UK and EU full time fee: £9,750
International full time fee: £23,500
International applicants are required to pay a deposit of £1000 when an offer is made.
College of Science and Engineering Deans' Award
The College of Science and Engineering is offering ten scholarships worth £10,000 each towards tuition fees for academically excellent students wishing to study an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Taught programme within the College's programme portfolio.
A first degree equivalent to a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree, normally with a substantial Mathematics component (at least equivalent to Level-1 courses in Mathematics and Level-2 courses in Calculus and Linear Algebra at the University of Glasgow).
This programme is not available to recent graduates who have been awarded an undergraduate degree in Statistics from the University of Glasgow.
Only applications that meet or exceed our stated entry requirements will go forward for consideration. Any application that does not will be automatically rejected. Applicants will be made offers based on their relative performance compared to other applicants, considering both current GPA to date or degree classification; English language level achieved to date; and the relevance of an applicant's academic background. If an offer is made, it may be unconditional or conditional on completing a degree or obtaining the required English language scores.
International students with academic qualifications below those required should contact our partner institution, Glasgow International College, who offer a range of pre-Masters courses.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
ibTOEFL: 90; no sub-test less than:
CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English): 176 overall; no sub-test less than 169
CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English): 176 overall; no sub-test less than 169
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English: ISEII at Distinction with Distinction in all sub-tests
UK & International (including EU):
As there is extremely high demand for places on this degree programme, the University has established an admissions process with six application rounds with deadline dates noted below.
Applicants will be made offers based on their relative performance compared to other applicants in the same application round.
Dates for applying: 19 October 2020 to 30 November 2020
You should receive our decision by 07 February 2021
Dates for applying: 01 December 2020 to 15 January 2021
You should receive our decision by 31 March 2021
Dates for applying:16 January 2021 to 15 March 2021
You should receive our decision by 15 May 2021
Dates for applying: 16 March 2021 to 30 April 2021
You should receive our decision by 30 June 2021
Dates for applying: 01 May 2021 to 15 June 2021
You should receive our decision by 31 July 2021
As we receive a great number of applications, prospective students are only allowed to apply once per year (not once per round).
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