Applied Statistics in Health Sciences (online)

Entry requirements

Academic requirements/experience

• Minimum second-class (2:2) Honours degree or international equivalent.
• Mathematical training to A Level or equivalent standard.
• Prospective students with relevant experience or appropriate professional qualifications are also welcome to apply.
• For Australia and Canada, normal degrees in relevant disciplines are accepted.

Mathematical knowledge

Applicants are required to have some prior mathematical knowledge, for example A Level or equivalent, in:

• calculus
• linear algebra
• differential equations

If you have any questions, email science-masters@strath.ac.uk.

English language requirements

• You must have an English language minimum score of IELTS 6.0 (with no component below 5.5).
• We offer comprehensive English language courses for students whose IELTS scores are below 6.0. Please see ELTD for full details.
• As a university, we now accept many more English language tests in addition to IELTS for overseas applicants, for example, TOEFL and PTE Cambridge. View the full list of accepted English language tests here.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Our course is run by academics who work in the health sector as well as in higher education. Statisticians from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) as well as those who have extensive experience in working with the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland, will provide lectures based around real-life problems and data from the health sciences.

The course is entirely delivered online. The course is ideally suited to those working full-time or with other commitments. You can study and complete the modules when it’s most convenient for you – you don’t need to be online at specific times.

Although the programme is focused on health, the skills set provided will also equip you with the necessary training to work as an applied statistician in other areas such as insurance, finance and commerce.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

Further info on fees and funding.