Our MSc in Applied Statistics in Health Sciences is a conversion course, offering the opportunity to develop skills in statistics and data analysis even if you have never studied statistics before. You will be supported programme by members of staff who work directly with industry to develop skills which are relevant to current areas of research including population health and medicine, animal and plant health, finance and business.
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This course has been developed in collaboration with the UK government Animal & Plant Health Agency
Dr Louise Kelly, Course Director
Prefer to study this course online? We also offer MSc Applied Statistics in Health Sciences (online) .
Academic requirements/experience Minimum second-class (2:2) Honours degree or overseas equivalent. Mathematical training to A Level or equivalent standard. Prospective students with relevant experience or appropriate professional qualifications are also welcome to apply. For Australia and Canada, normal degrees in relevant disciplines are accepted. Don’t meet the academic entry requirements? We offer the Pre-Masters Preparation Course at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre, for international students (non-UK/Ireland). Mathematical knowledge Applicants are required to have some prior mathematical knowledge, eg A level or equivalent in: calculus linear algebra differential equations If you have any questions, email ( science-masters@strath.ac.uk ). English language requirements You must have an English language minimum score of IELTS 6.0 (with no component below 5.5). We offer comprehensive English language courses for students whose IELTS scores are below 6.0. Please see ELTD for full details . As a university, we now accept many more English language tests in addition to IELTS for overseas applicants, for example, TOEFL and PTE Cambridge. View the full list of accepted English language tests here . Fees & funding Back to course