Statistics with Applications in Medicine, M.Sc. | University of Southampton | Southampton, United Kingdom
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Statistics with Applications in Medicine

12 months
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22136 GBP/year
9250 GBP/year
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About

Develop your problem-solving skills and knowledge of statistical methods at this Statistics with Applications in Medicine MSc course offered by the University of Southampton. Learn how to collect and analyse medical data, and gain transferable skills such as research methodology and programming statistical software. Prepare for a career in medical statistics or further study at PhD level.

Overview

Course Details

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 the 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

With this degree you’ll be ready to move into a career as a medical statistician or clinical analyst in a variety of settings. 

Graduates have gone on to roles in: 

  • major pharmaceutical companies 
  • Medical Research Council 
  • university-based medical research units 
  • contract research organisations 
  • government departments 
  • the financial sector 

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Statistical Theory and Linear Models
  • Statistics Project
  • Statistical Computing
  • Survival Analysis
  • Design of Experiments
  • Epidemiological Methods
  • Clinical Trials
  • Generalised Linear Models
  • Research Communication Skills

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

Other requirements

General requirements

You’ll need a 2:1 degree involving units in both maths and statistics.  Other qualifications are also considered, such as: 

  • professional development courses provided by the Royal Statistical Society 
  • professional training courses in statistics 
  • short courses or tutorials associated with statistics conferences

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    22136 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 22136 GBP per year during 12 months.
  • National

    9250 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 9250 GBP per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Southampton

697 - 1093 GBP /month
Living costs

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Statistics with Applications in Medicine.

Available Scholarships

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United Kingdom
EU Scholarship
5000 GBP
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University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
United Kingdom / Merit-based
International Postgraduate Taught MSc Scholarships
5000 GBP
Grant
04 Sep 2022
Deadline

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Commonwealth Master's Scholarships
Various benefits
Grant
Not specified
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University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Full-Time MBA Scholarships
9000 GBP
Grant
31 Jul 2022
Deadline

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Postgraduate Taught Excellence in English Scholarships
3000 GBP
Grant
04 Sep 2022
Deadline

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
226 countries / Need-based
Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria
Various benefits
Grant
31 Oct 2022
Deadline

Leopold Figl Foundation
6 countries / Need-based
Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
Various benefits
Grant
29 Mar 2022
Deadline

Japan Gov’t/World Bank
226 countries / Merit-based
Finduddannelse Sustainability Scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
22 Sep 2022
Deadline

Finduddannelse
225 countries / Merit-based
Education Future International Scholarship
200000 INR
Grant
Not specified
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Education Future
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships for International Students
8000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Get-Scholarship
226 countries
BeArt-Presets Academic Scholarship Program
5000 USD
Grant
01 Apr 2023
Deadline

BeArt-Presets
226 countries
Fulbright U.S. Student Program, 2022
Various benefits
Grant
11 Oct 2022
Deadline

U.S. government
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Chevening Scholarships
Various benefits
Grant
01 Nov 2022
Deadline

UK Government
United Kingdom
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids
1516 GBP
Grant
15 Dec 2022
Deadline

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Marshall Scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
01 Oct 2022
Deadline

The Government of the United Kingdom
225 countries / Merit-based
Higher Education Scholarship Test for Indian students
100000 INR
Grant
30 Oct 2022
Deadline

Ministry of Information & Technology (IT)
50 countries / Merit-based
Study a Masters in Europe Scholarships
Various benefits
Grant
16 May 2022
Deadline

educations.com
18 countries / Merit-based
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme
Various benefits
Grant
31 Mar 2022
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Aga Khan Foundation
226 countries
ServiceScape Scholarship
1000 USD
Grant
30 Nov 2022
Deadline

ServiceScape
226 countries
ACES Scholarships
3500 USD
Grant
15 Nov 2022
Deadline

ACES Education Fund
United Kingdom
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries
Various benefits
Grant
15 Mar 2022
Deadline

DFID/UK Universities
Worldwide / Merit-based
Pinsky Law New Venture Development Scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
30 Dec 2023
Deadline

Pinsky Law
Worldwide
Study abroad Scholarship - Collect
10000 SEK
Grant
31 May 2023
Deadline

Sambla
Worldwide / Merit-based
iVisa Annual Scholarship
1500 USD
Grant
14 May 2023
Deadline

iVisa
Worldwide
IMSOGLO Consortium Scholarship
2000 EUR
Grant
30 May 2023
Deadline

IMSOGLO
Worldwide
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship
1500 USD
Grant
30 Mar 2023
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IELTS from 6 to 9
Worldwide
Anonymous Hope Fund
3000 USD
Grant
Not specified
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Anonymous Hope Fund
Worldwide
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships
8000 EUR
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

European Commission

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