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MSc Medical Statistics

University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,850
Country Rank#23
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

This postgraduate degree will give you all the expertise you need to become a practising medical statistician. You will cover all relevant theory but with an emphasis on understanding, applying and adapting it to real-life circumstances. Your analysis skills will be developed on real medical data sets, using statistical software such as Stata, R, SAS and WinBUGS.

An important factor in the success of a practising statistician is the ability to communicate with others. To develop these skills, you will work on two mini-projects and will be introduced to consultancy skills throughout the course. The mini-projects involve analysing data arising from real problems and data sets and presenting a report on the findings.

Your choice of option module allows you to specialise in one particular area:

If you choose to study the 'Genetic Epidemiology' option module, your degree will be an MSc in Medical Statistics with specialisation in Genetic Epidemiology

If you choose to study the 'Health Technology Assessment' option module, your degree will be an MSc in Medical Statistics with specialisation in Health Technology Assessment
If you choose to study the 'Further Topics in Medical Statistics' option module, your degree will be an MSc in Medical Statistics

Course Content
Full-time

Core modules
- Fundamentals of Medical Statistics
- Statistical Modelling (Full-time)
- Statistical Computing and Inference
- Computationally Intensive Methods
- Advanced Statistical Modelling (Full-time)
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology
Option modules

Choose one option module from:
- Further Topics in Medical Statistics
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Health Technology Assessment
Plus your Medical Statistics Project

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Part-time
- Core modules
- Fundamentals of Medical Statistics
- Statistical Modelling (Part-time)
- Statistical Computing and Inference
- Computationally Intensive Methods
- Advanced Statistical Modelling (Part-time)
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology
Option modules

Choose one option module from:
- Further Topics in Medical Statistics
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Health Technology Assessment
Plus your Medical Statistics Project

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Project

You will undertake a Medical Statistics Project during the summer, usually based on analysis of real medical data or methodology in the area of medical statistics.

Examples of previous projects
- Analysis and modelling of road traffic accident data
- The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hot water temperature controls for the prevention of scalds in children aged 0-4 years
- Individual patient data meta-analysis in diabetes
- Predictors of GP consultation in older people with joint pain
- Survival of women with endometrial cancer
- Meta-analysis of the toxicological evidence concerning the health effects of fluoride
- Odds ratios vs relative risks in a study of 30 day mortality after myocardial infarction
- Hierarchical modelling of measurement errors in banked biosamples
- Measurement of psychological health among adolescents in south-west England
- Quality of diabetes care in high and low socio-economic groups in a multi-ethnic population
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Entry Requirement
The course is intended mainly for students with a good honours degree of which mathematics/statistics is the main subject, and with a working knowledge of basic probability and statistics. However, applicants with other suitable backgrounds will be considered by the course team. If you wish to discuss your background please contact the Admissions Tutor at clspgt@le.ac.uk

English Language Requirements
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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Fees & Scholarships
UK Students
This is the total course fee.

Starting in September 2022
- MSc: £8,250
If you are resident outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland, you will need to pay a deposit of £3,000 to secure your place. This will be subtracted from your total tuition fee.

International Students
This is the total course fee.

Starting in September 2022
- MSc: £16,850
You will need to pay a deposit of £3,000 to secure your place. This will be subtracted from your total tuition fee.

From 2022 onwards, EU nationals will pay the International fee. If you are an EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme, you may qualify for the UK fee (subject to criteria).
Career Prospect
International students who study at the University of Leicester may be eligible for a Graduate Visa which grants permission to stay in the UK for at least 2 years after successful completion of their course.

The demand for medical statisticians is high and many employers contact us with job opportunities and to give careers talks to try to recruit graduates. For further information about a career in medical/pharmaceutical statistics please look at:
- RSS statistics careers for general and medical/pharmaceutical specific careers information
- PSI careers website for pharmaceutical statistician careers advice

Cost Of Studying At University of Leicester

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250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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