MSc Medical Statistics and Data Science

UCL (University College London)

Medical statistics is a fundamental scientific component of health research. Medical statisticians interact with biomedical researchers, epidemiologists and public health professionals and contribute to the effective translation of scientific research into clinical decision-making and patient benefit. As new biomedical problems emerge, there are exciting challenges in the application of existing tools and the development of new superior models. The programme provides students with a sound background in statistical theory as well as specialist knowledge in medical statistics and data science skills that are essential to undertake health research studies. The taught component equips students with tools for designing and analysing studies in the fields of drug discovery, epidemiology, public health and disease prevention, in particular to evaluate new treatments, investigate associations between health outcomes and risk factors and develop risk prediction models. The research project provides hands on experience with analysis of real clinical data sets and interpretation of the results. The programme is accessible to students with undergraduate degrees in a related quantitative discipline (such as mathematics, statistics, economics, actuarial science), who wish to gain advanced training in theory and application of medical statistics with an aim to enter specialist employment or academic research in this area.

Mathematical and Physical Sciences