MSc Applied Statistics And Datamining

The PGDip/MSc in Applied Statistics and Datamining is a taught programme run by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The course is aimed at those with a good degree containing quantitative elements who wish to gain statistical data analysis skills.

Highlights

• • Commercially relevant course.

• • Course content is aligned to the requirements of the commercial analysis sector.

• • Dissertation topics are generated in part by commercial partners.

• • Teaching involves widely used commercial software packages (SAS, SPSS).

• • The popular open-source tool R is also used.

Teaching format

The programme consists of two semesters with taught components which include a mixture of short, intensive courses with a large proportion of continuous assessment and more traditional lecture courses with end-of-semester exams.

For those on the MSc, the taught component will be followed by a dissertation project taking place during the last three months of the course.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics is well equipped with personal computers and laptops, a parallel computer and an on-site library.

Further particulars regarding curriculum development.