MSc in Statistics (Research)
Programme Code: TMSTRE
Department: Statistics
For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Paper 1 |
ST425 Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation (1.0) # | |
Paper 2 |
ST499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Papers 3 & 4 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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ST411 Generalised Linear Modelling and Survival Analysis (0.5) # | |
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ST418 Non-Linear Dynamics and the Analysis of Real Time Series (0.5) # (not available 2021/22) | |
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ST426 Applied Stochastic Processes (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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ST435 Advanced Probability Theory (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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ST445 Managing and Visualising Data (0.5) | |
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ST449 Artificial Intelligence (0.5) | |
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MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (0.5) | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
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MY459 Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis: Quantitative Text Analysis (0.5) # | |
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MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5) | |
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SP431 Population Analysis: Methods and Models (0.5) # (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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Other courses may be taken with permission, except for: ST429, ST433, ST436, ST439, ST440, MA415, MA416, MA420 and any courses indexed FM. | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
The total value of all non-ST courses should not exceed one unit.
This programme is externally accredited by the RSS. Further information is available on the Department of Statistics website.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
