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PGDip Statistics

Lancaster University

Course Overview

This course has a strong theoretical and methodological component to supplement a focus on applications of statistics to real life scientific problems. You can opt to follow pathways in medical, pharmaceutical or environmental statistics, depending on your field of interest. Graduates tend to enter careers as practising statisticians, university research assistants or go on to study for a PhD.

For each pathway you will follow a set of compulsory modules covering core theory and methods, applied statistical modelling and practical skills in topics such as statistical computing, scientific writing, presentation and consultancy. You will also study optional modules tailored to your research interests and career aspirations.

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Modules

  • Statistical Fundamentals I
  • Statistical Fundamentals II
  • Statistical Learning
  • Statistics in Practice
  • Clinical Trials
  • Computationally Intensive Methods
  • Extreme Value Theory
  • Methods for Missing Data
  • Modelling Multilevel and Longitudinal Data
  • Principles of Epidemiology
  • Survival and Event History Analysis
  • Time-Series
  • Requirements

    Listed below are the documents required to apply for this course.
    £19,430 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    9 Month

    Duration

    Sep 2024

    Start Month

    Aug 2024

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • September 2024

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time