MSc in Statistics (Social Statistics) (Research)

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Programme Code: TMSTSSRE

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 two compulsory courses, options to the value of 1.5 units and a dissertation as shown below.

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.


Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Paper 1	ST425 Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation (1.0) ^#
Paper 2	ST411 Generalised Linear Modelling and Survival Analysis (0.5) ^#
Paper 3	Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following:
	ST405 Multivariate Methods (0.5) ^#
	ST416 Multilevel Modelling (0.5) ^#
	ST442 Longitudinal Data Analysis (0.5) ^#
Paper 4	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:
	ST405 Multivariate Methods (0.5) ^#
	ST416 Multilevel Modelling (0.5) ^#
	ST442 Longitudinal Data Analysis (0.5) ^#
	ST443 Machine Learning and Data Mining (0.5) ^#
	ST444 Computational Data Science (0.5) ^#
	ST445 Managing and Visualising Data (0.5) ^#
	ST446 Distributed Computing for Big Data (0.5) ^#
	ST449 Artificial Intelligence (0.5)
	ST451 Bayesian Machine Learning (0.5) ^#
	GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) ^#
	MA427 Mathematical Optimisation (0.5) ^#
	MY456 Survey Methodology (0.5) ^#
	MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) ^#
	MY459 Quantitative Text Analysis (0.5) ^#
	MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5)
	SP431 Population Analysis: Methods and Models (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2021/22)
	Other courses may be taken with permission, except for: ST429, ST433, ST436, ST439, ST440, MA415, MA416, MA420 and any courses indexed FM.
Paper 5	ST499 Dissertation (1.0)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# 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.

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MSc in Statistics (Social Statistics) (Research)

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Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options