You are a part-qualified actuary or a graduate from a recognised BSc or MSc in Actuarial Science or any other recognised programme with an actuarial flavour. You have covered most of the material from the Core Principle subjects of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent from other professional bodies).

Our MSc in Operational Research and Applied Statistics aims to equip you with the necessary analytical skills, methods and ways of thinking to tackle and analyse complex organisational problems, help make better decisions, and become confident statistical analysts. This course is ideal training and experience for those looking for career opportunities in areas such as Operational Research, management science, statistics, management consultancy, business analytics, supply chain management, and government operational research/statistics.

Our course is led by academics from the health sector and higher education, including statisticians from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and experienced professionals from the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland. They will provide lectures on real-life health science problems and data.

Our online MSc in Applied Statistics in Finance is a conversion course, that offers the opportunity to develop skills in statistics and data analysis even if you have never studied statistics before.

Our online MSc in Applied Statistics with Data Science is a conversion course, that offers the opportunity to develop skills in statistics and data analysis even if you've never studied statistics before.

Our online MSc in Applied Statistics is a conversion course, that offers the opportunity to develop skills in statistics and data analysis even if you have never studied statistics before.

The MSc in Actuarial Science provides a strong grounding in the mathematics of actuarial science and addresses both the current and future needs of the industry. The programme incorporates all mathematical techniques, in particular from the fields of probability and statistics, a modern actuary could not do without. Our programme offers the following exemptions under the IFoA's new Curriculum 2019: CS1, CS2 (Actuarial Statistics) and CM2 (Actuarial Mathematics). If you are interested in developing a career as an actuary, this programme of study will provide the ideal entry platform into a broad range of employment sectors, such as Insurance, Finance and Risk Management.

The Probability and Statistics group in the Department of Mathematics have a long-standing reputation and experience of offering one year, high quality taught courses in areas of Statistics leading to the degree of MSc. These courses have aimed to offer thorough professional training which prepare students to embark on statistical careers in a variety of areas. (There is a shortage of statisticians trained to postgraduate level in the UK and the employment prospects for such people remain good.) They have also provided a very good foundation for further study at PhD level.