MSc Medical Statistics

Newcastle University

Become an expert in quantitative healthcare. Solve real medical problems using data-driven solutions in clinical trials, computer-aided pharmaceutics and statistical epidemiology.As medical data continues to grow, this specialist Master’s degree will equip you with the expertise to analyse and interpret medical data effectively. You’ll learn how to harness this growing resource and tackle complex medical challenges with confidence.Our Medical Statistics MSc is ideal for anyone looking to build a career in the medical and health sciences industries. You’ll graduate with an advanced understanding of statistical methods and data science.You’ll also learn how to:design efficient clinical studies which give high-quality evidenceuse data to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of new drugsapply causal inference methods to ensure robust answers to important health questionsNewcastle University has a long-standing history in medical research, and our expertise are globally recognised.During your degree, you’ll explore topics such as:clinical trialsepidemiology and causal inferencehealth economics and decision theoryFor your dissertation project, you'll work with leading academics who are actively involved in high-profile medical statistics research. They're well-connected to the medical and health sciences field.Our leading reputation and strong ties to industry mean you’ll learn from guest speakers from prominent international medical and health sciences companies.

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics