Statistics with Applications in Medicine University of Southampton

Overview

Medical statisticians play a vital role in healthcare, and their work informs many lifesaving medical breakthroughs. Their work includes: 

• design and analysis of clinical trials for new treatments 
• identifying the genes responsible for disease 
• developing methodology to enable advances in personalised medicine 

As a qualified medical statistician, you’ll be able to help the pharmaceutical industry tackle the challenges presented by increasingly complex patient data. 

At this Statistics with Applications in Medicine MSc course offered by University of Southampton  you’ll learn how to deal with these challenges through the study of clinical trials, statistical genetics and epidemiological methods.  

You’ll gain advanced knowledge of statistical theory and methods. We’ll teach you how to apply those methods to solve practical problems around the collecting and analysis of medical data. 

Much of the course is taught by medical statisticians, who provide data and case studies from their work at Southampton General Hospital and the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit. 

Career Opportunities

This degree will allow you to develop and evidence subject-specific and targeted employability skills. This includes the required skill set for a range of future careers, further study, or starting your own business.

The skills you can expect to focus on and gain from this course include:

• Research

• Critical thinking

• Self-management

• Communication

• Problem solving