Statistics

Key Selling Points

• Our Centre for Computational Social Science uses the latest quantitative methods to study real-world issues in social sciences

• Partner to the Alan Turing Institute

• Home to Exeter's Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

• Courses developed in collaboration with industry, using current methods, platforms, software and real-world data

Within the Statistics MSc program from The University of Exeter you'll:

• Gain the skills needed to collect, analyse, model and extract meaningful information from data in a way that is relevant to a broad range of careers

• Build on your existing mathematical and quantitative skills as you encounter a wide variety of statistical techniques and applications

• Explore how to perform complex statistical analyses and communicate your findings to a variety of audiences

• Learn the theory and application of traditional and modern statistical methods from the foundations of statistical theory to the application of cutting-edge regression models.

Career opportunities:

Statisticians are found in many sectors. Demand for graduates with the ability to competently organise and analyse data is increasing as the amount of digital information available rapidly grows.

Your degree will provide you with analytical and statistical skills that are highly sought after by employers. Roles directly relating to a qualification in statistics exist in the public and private sectors and include actuarial analyst, actuary, data analyst or scientist, financial risk analyst, investment analyst, market or operational researcher and statistician.

ThisStatistics program at The University of Exeter will also provide an excellent foundation should you wish to pursue advanced postgraduate research in statistics within academia.

Courses include:

• Statistical Thinking

• Bayesian Statistics, Philosophy and Practice

• Applications of Data Science and Statistics

• Engaging with Research

• Advanced Topics in Statistics

• Statistical Modelling in Space and Time