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Universities United Kingdom Southampton Business School Courses Operational Research and Statistics (MSc)

Operational Research and Statistics (MSc)
at Southampton Business School

Southampton, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 21,000
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Develop the analytical and statistical skills for success in industry, business or public sector on this MSc Operational Research and Statistics at the University of Southampton. You’ll work with multinational industry partners on real case studies, and learn operational research techniques and applied statistical methods at an advanced level. You’ll graduate with the knowledge and practical skills in 2 highly valued disciplines.

World Top 40 and 7th in the UK for Statistics and Operational Research (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2021).

Operational researchers use analytical methods to help organisations become more productive through better planning of strategy and delivery.

Statistics is an important tool for operational researchers, because it involves decision-making in the face of uncertainty.

On this operational research UK master’s course you’ll learn to develop solutions to complex organisational problems using mathematical modelling, experimental design, statistical analysis and numerical computation.

You'll gain essential skills in the 4 main areas of real-world problem-solving:

analysing the problem through designing experiments, and collecting and visualising data
formulating the problem mathematically and offering solution approaches
providing statistical analysis and computation
presenting and communicating the results

A highlight of this statistics and operational research course is the 3-month summer project, when you’ll have the chance to compete to work with an external organisation on a real problem. This could relate to operational research, statistics, or both.

Course Content
You must study the following modules:
- Deterministic OR Methods
- Likelihood and Bayesian Inference
- Project
- Statistical Computing
- Stochastic OR Methods
You must also choose from the following modules:
- Analytical Consultancy Skills
- Computer-based statistical modelling
- Data Analytics
- Data Visualisation
- Design of Experiments
- Flexible Regression
- Forecasting
- Introduction to Python
- Nonlinear Optimisation
- Presenting Reports
- Revenue Management
- Statistical Consultancy
Entry Requirement
You’ll need a 2:1 degree in a subject which provides some quantitative training, such as:
- computer science
- economics
- engineering
- mathematics
- physics
- statistics
English language requirements

If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English. You'll need all of the following scores as a minimum:

IELTS score requirements

overall score

6.5
Fees & Scholarships
Fees for a year's study:
- UK students pay £9,250.
- EU and international students pay £21,000.
Career Prospect
With this degree you’ll be ready to work as an operational researcher or statistician in industry, business or the public sector.

Career advancement is usually rapid in operational research.

Industries you could go into include:
- government
- defence
- financial services
- health
- manufacturing
- oil
- transport and travel
Many external organisations are represented on the advisory board of our research centre, CORMSIS. Throughout the course you’ll have opportunities to network with companies such as:
- Shell
- British Airways
- AA
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- HM Revenue & Customs

Cost Of Studying At Southampton Business School

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Operational Research and Statistics (MSc) at Southampton Business School