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Employability
The course provides a valuable
preparation for professional
statistical practice or research.
The majority of graduates
gain employment either as a
practising statistician, for
example in a pharmaceutical
company, or as university
research assistants, or proceed
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TAUGHT COURSES
MSc/PgDip in Statistics
Director of Studies: Dr Deborah Costain.
Duration: 12 months full-time (MSc), 24 months part-time (MSc);
9 months full-time (PgDip).
Entry Requirements: At least a second class honours degree, or its
equivalent, in a subject with a strong mathematics or statistics
component. Introductory modules are available for students wishing
to convert from another discipline.
Assessment: Combination of coursework, examination and
report/dissertation.
IELTS: 6.5
Funding: Departmental Studentships - see also page 196.
Further Information: www.maths.lancs.ac.uk
Pathways: Medical Statistics, Pharmaceutical Statistics or
Environmental Statistics.
Gerwyn Green
Mathematics and Statistics
This MSc has a strong theoretical and methodological component
PhD in Bioinformatics
to supplement a focus on applications of statistics to real-life
scientific problems.You can opt to follow pathways in Medical “After completing my undergraduate degree in Pure
Statistics, Pharmaceutical Statistics or Environmental Statistics Mathematics, I spent 3 years working for a firm of actuarial
which respectively focus upon problems taken from medical and consultants, based in Manchester. I was always intent on
health research, pharmaceutical development or environmental returning to academia at some point and, in January 2002,
sciences. I headed over to the US to begin my MSc in Statistics at the
echnology:
University of Missouri. It was during my time in the States,
You will follow a programme of courses in core theory and when researching for my thesis, that I first became aware of
methods, and in applied statistical modelling, together with courses some of the areas of statistical methodology in which
on the use of statistics in practice. The aim is to develop and apply Lancaster was actively involved, and of the department’s
a range of statistical modelling skills for a number of real life reputation. Strangely enough, the book which became my
applications. You will also take courses on practical skills covering main source of reference for the writing of my Masters thesis
topics such as computing, scientific writing and presentation. was written by my current PhD supervisor at Lancaster!”
“When going through the process of deciding upon where to
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pursue my PhD, I was made to feel extremely welcome on
visiting Lancaster. My impression of the facilities and general
atmosphere within the department, along with the outdoor
appeal of the immediate area, left me confident that I could
enjoy a postgraduate career at Lancaster. Eighteen months
into the course, I am very happy with my choice.”
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