Operational Research and Applied Statistics
Position Details (Master's)
Our MSc in Operational Research and Applied Statistics at Cardiff University aims to equip you with the necessary analytical skills, methods and ways of thinking to tackle and analyse complex organisational problems, help make better decisions, and to become confident statistical analysts.
Key facts
This course is ideal training and experience for those looking for career opportunities in areas such as Operational Research, management science, statistics, management consultancy, business analytics, supply chain management, government operational research/statistics.
You will undertake case studies and project work which will give you the opportunity to put your skills into practice and provides valuable experience of working in the field. The dissertation project, typically undertaken with an industrial partner, will allow you to work with complex data in a creative manner and a problem-solving environment, as well as to communicate your ideas and findings effectively.
Courses include:
- Computational Methods
- Foundations of Operational Research and Analytics
- Foundations of Statistics and Data Science
- Further Operational Research
Cardiff University
On Campus (Full Time)
1 year
Aug 2026