Course summary
Available as an MSc, Warwick’s Statistics course aims to cover topics most relevant to a career as a professional statistician. Your training will open the way to employment in many sectors, including marketing, insurance, banking and pharmaceutical industry. It may also provide the pathway to a research degree (PhD). Important information We are planning to make changes to our Statistics MSc for 2025 entry. Our courses will undergo approval through the University's rigorous academic processes. As changes are confirmed, we will update the course information on this webpage. It is therefore very important that you check this webpage for the latest information before you apply and prior to accepting an offer. The programme aims to cover topics most relevant to a career as a professional statistician. This training opens the way to employment in many sectors of the economy and public services including medical, health and life sciences, marketing, insurance, banking and pharmaceutical industry, quality management and analytics for business and manufacturing, national and local government. You will receive practical and theoretical training in two core modules and further specialisation as well as broader knowledge in six optional modules of your choice. This information is applicable for 2025 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.
Modules
Core modules
- Statistical Methods
- An Introduction to Statistical Practice
- Dissertation
- Advanced Topics in Data Science
- Bayesian Forecasting and Intervention with Advanced Topics
- Applied Stochastic Processes with Advanced Topics
- Medical Statistics with Advanced Topics
- Monte Carlo Methods
- Designed Experiments with Advanced Topics
Assessment method
Assessment is initially made for each module separately: some modules have an element of continuous assessment through coursework, but the majority of modules are assessed through written examinations in May and June or, for some modules, January. Your performance in the core and optional modules combined is then examined by an examinations board consisting of academic staff plus an External Examiner appointed from another university. Dissertations are examined in the Department and then by the External Examiner. The MSc degree is awarded subject to satisfactory standard in the dissertation and taught modules. Students who do outstandingly well in both taught modules and the dissertation may be awarded the MSc with Distinction or Merit.
Entry requirements
**Minimum requirements** 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Statistics, Mathematics or a science with sufficiently high mathematical content. **English language requirements** You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. This course requires the following: - Band A - No score lower than 6.0 in all IELTS fields with a total score of 6.5 minimum. **International qualifications** We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please visit the University of Warwick website for the tuition fees for postgraduate courses:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/fees
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
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