The diplomas are course-work based qualifications aimed at providing the statistical skills necessary to become a practising statistician. The MSc degree contains both course-work and a research component. These programmes provide you with an opportunity to learn a variety of methods that will enhance your career in applied statistics. The MPhil and PhD degrees are purely research based, and will enable you to develop research skills that will be invaluable for further work in a research environment. A brief description of each qualification is given below.
Students take six courses.
Three must be at 200 level or above and three at 300 level or above. At least four of the courses must be in statistics. The qualification provides students with the basic statistical knowledge required to begin a career as a statistician. You must study four 500 level courses in statistics. With this qualification you will be well placed to become a practising statistician.