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University of Sheffield: Statistics with Medical Applications
| Institution | University of Sheffield |
|---|---|
| Department | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Web | http://www.sheffield.ac.uk |
| postgradmaths-enquiry@shef.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 114 222 3789 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Learn how to apply advanced statistical techniques in medicine and healthcare, from epidemiology to clinical trials.
Course description
This course trains you to use statistical tools that are central to many areas of medicine: from clinical trials, to disease modelling, to measuring patient outcomes.
You’ll develop a detailed working knowledge of essential statistical techniques and concepts, including linear and generalised linear modelling, Bayesian statistics and computational methods and build up your programming and data analysis skills using the statistical computing software R.
You’ll study how these skills are applied in clinical trials and choose from a range of optional modules that focus on the role of statistics in other areas of medicine, such as epidemiology and evaluating healthcare interventions.
There are also optional modules on other topics in statistics, including time series analysis and machine learning.
Around one-third of the course is devoted to your dissertation on a medical or healthcare related topic. This may focus on investigating a data set or a more theoretical or methodological topic. The aim is to give you skills to include on your CV, such as planning and researching a project, data acquisition, problem specification, analysis and reporting your findings. Distance learning students often come with projects designed by their employer.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Royal Statistical Society.
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
MSc
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree, with substantial mathematical and statistical components. In particular, you should have studied the following topics and performed well in assessments on them (for example, a score of at least 60 per cent). Mathematical Methods for Statistics: ideas and techniques from linear algebra, including multiple integration, differentiation, matrix algebra, the theory of quadratic forms. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent. |
| Location | Main Site Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree, with substantial mathematical and statistical components. In particular, you should have studied the following topics and performed well in assessments on them (for example, a score of at least 60 per cent). Mathematical Methods for Statistics: ideas and techniques from linear algebra, including multiple integration, differentiation, matrix algebra, the theory of quadratic forms. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent. |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree, with substantial mathematical and statistical components. In particular, you should have studied the following topics and performed well in assessments on them (for example, a score of at least 60 per cent). Mathematical Methods for Statistics: ideas and techniques from linear algebra, including multiple integration, differentiation, matrix algebra, the theory of quadratic forms. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent. |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | We ask for a 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, with substantial mathematical and statistical components. In particular, you should have studied the following topics and performed well in assessments on them (for example, a score of at least 60 per cent). Mathematical Methods for Statistics: ideas and techniques from real analysis and linear algebra, including multiple integration, differentiation, matrix algebra, the theory of quadratic forms. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent. |
| Location | Main Site Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN |
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