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| Application Deadline: | None - rolling admissions | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 11,620 - ≈ € 17,973 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of London School of Economics and Political Science
This programme is based in the Department of Statistics. It provides high level training in statistics with applications in the social sciences, finance and econometrics. Students learn to analyse and critically interpret data, build statistical models of real situations, and use statistical software packages.
Benefits of the programme include:
* Study in a Department with an international reputation for teaching and research in statistics for the social sciences.
* The opportunity to study related subjects taught by other departments in the School.
* Excellent opportunities for employment and further study. Former students have taken up positions in consulting firms, banks and in the public sector. Many go on to take higher degrees.
* Graduates of the MSc are awarded Graduate Statistician (GradStat) status by the Royal Statistical Society.
Contents
Each MSc student has a personal tutor who is available for guidance and advice on academic or personal concerns. The compulsory courses consolidate students' understanding of fundamental ideas in probability and statistics and introduce advanced topics. Students can choose options to focus on statistics with applications in social science or in finance and econometrics.
Compulsory courses
(* half unit)
* Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation
Options
Choose to the value of three full units from:
* Multivariate Methods*
* Stochastic Processes*
* Generalised Linear Modelling and Survival Analysis*
* Research Design for Experimental and Observational Studies*
* Multilevel and Longitudinal Modelling*
* Nonlinear Dynamics and the Analysis of Real Time Series*
* Developments in Statistical Methods*
* Time Series*
* Econometric Analysis
* Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis*
* Mathematical Programming: Theory and Algorithms*
* Population Analysis: Methods and Models*
* Advanced Probability Theory*
* Other course(s) outside the Department (to the value of one unit, with permission)
MSc in Statistics (Research)
Students have the option to register for the MSc in Statistics (Research) branch of the programme in the first few weeks of the Michaelmas term. This branch is similar to the MSc Statistics nine month programme but involves a compulsory dissertation which replaces one unit's worth of optional courses
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Minimum entry requirement:
* 2:1 degree with substantial amount of statistics and mathematics.
* You should have or expect to gain an upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, which includes a substantial amount of statistics and mathematics.
* Well-qualified applicants who do not meet this requirement will be considered on merit.
English requirement:
* TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 603 in the paper test or 100 in the internet based test.
* IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.5.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 603 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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