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Overview
Programme Overview
To develop these skills. During the Medical Statistics programme offered at the University of Leicester, you will work on two mini-projects and will be introduced to consultancy skills throughout the course. The mini-projects involve analysing data arising from real problems and data sets and presenting a report on the findings.
Your choice of option module allows you to specialise in one particular area:
- If you choose to study the 'Genetic Epidemiology' option module, your degree will be an MSc in Medical Statistics with specialisation in Genetic Epidemiology
- If you choose to study the 'Health Technology Assessment' option module, your degree will be an MSc in Medical Statistics with specialisation in Health Technology Assessment
- If you choose to study the 'Further Topics in Medical Statistics' option module, your degree will be an MSc in Medical Statistics
Careers and employability
The demand for medical statisticians is high and many employers contact us with job opportunities and to give careers talks to try to recruit graduates. For further information about a career in medical/pharmaceutical statistics please look at:
- RSS statistics careers for general and medical/pharmaceutical specific careers information
- PSI careers website for pharmaceutical statistician careers advice
Accreditation
This course has been accredited by the Royal Statistical Society 2017/18 up to 2020/21. On graduation you will be able to apply for the professional award of Graduate Statistician.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Medical Statistics
- Statistical Modelling
- Statistical Computing and Inference
- Computationally Intensive Methods
- Advanced Statistical Modelling
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 61
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Human Medicine Statistics Actuarial Science View 963 other Masters in Human Medicine in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
Upper Second Class (recommended)
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 61
TOEFL® IBT 90
Other requirements
General requirements
The course is intended mainly for students with a good honours degree of which mathematics/statistics is the main subject, and with a working knowledge of basic probability and statistics. However, applicants with other suitable backgrounds will be considered by the course team.
Tuition Fee
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International
17500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17500 GBP for the full programme during 12 months. -
National
8600 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8600 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.
Living costs for Leicester
751 - 1426 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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