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Statistics and Operational Research (MSc)
at University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 26,300
Country Rank#5
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

This programme will help you develop professionally in the theory and practice of statistics and operational research (OR), providing the foundations for a successful career.

This programme will prepare you for work in areas such as the medical and health industry, government, the financial sector and any other area where modern statistical tools and OR techniques are used. You will also develop the wider skills required for solving problems, working in teams and time management.

You will be able to identify appropriate statistical or operational techniques, which can be applied to practical problems, and will acquire extensive skills in modelling using the packages R for Statistics and Arena for simulation.

Course Content
This programme involves two taught semesters of compulsory and optional courses followed by your dissertation project.

Compulsory courses have previously included:
- Bayesian Theory
- Fundamentals of Operational Research
- Fundamentals of Optimization
- Generalised Regression Models
- Methodology, Modelling and Consulting Skills
- Simulation
- Statistical Programming
- Statistical Research Skills
Optional courses have previously included:
- Bayesian Data Analysis
- Biomedical Data Science
- Biostatistics
- Credit Scoring
- Incomplete Data Analysis
- Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
- Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
- Machine Learning in Python
- Operational Research in the Energy Industry
- Python Programming
- Risk and Logistics
- Statistical Methodology
- Stochastic Modelling
- Time Series
- Topics in Applied Operational Research
- Methods for Causal Inference*
Entry Requirement
CBSE All India Senior School Certificate Examination (SSC), CISCE Indian School Certificate (ISC) Standard XII: overall 80% with three subjects at 75%.
Award of Certificate with five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 80% or above and minimum 80% in all required subjects (or 85% where we require a grade A at SQA Higher). Grade XII CBSE Applied Mathematics is not accepted to meet a Mathematics subject requirement.
Award of Certificate with five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 80% or above and minimum 80% in all required subjects (or 85% where we require a grade A at SQA Higher).
Advanced entry direct into Year 2 of many of our Science and Engineering degree programmes is possible for applicants who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement in the Higher Secondary School Certificate, but only where awarded by CBSE or CISCE. Advanced entry is offered into Year 2 to students from India with the relevant Indian boards. For advanced entry applicants must achieve the award of Certificate with minimum of five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 85% or above and minimum 85% in all required subjects as stated in our prospectus.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£26300 per year

Career Prospect

This programme is ideal for students who wish to apply their statistics and operational research knowledge within a wide range of sectors including the medical and health sector, government and finance. The advanced problem-solving skills you will develop will be highly prized by many employers.

In addition to entering employment, some of our graduates also choose to progress to an academic career by studying for a PhD in statistics. Students have gone on to study their PhDs at highly-ranked universities including Oxford and Edinburgh.

Cost Of Studying At University of Edinburgh

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Statistics and Operational Research (MSc) at University of Edinburgh