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Applied Statistics and Datamining PGDip

University of St Andrews

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  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Diploma

  • Location

    University of St Andrews

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    05-SEP-22

  • Duration

    10 months

Course summary

The PGDip in Applied Statistics and Datamining is a commercially relevant programme of study providing students with the statistical data analysis skills needed for business, commerce and other applications.

Course information

The PGDip in Applied Statistics and Datamining is a taught programme run by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The course is aimed at those with a good degree containing quantitative elements who wish to gain statistical data analysis skills.

Highlights

  • Commercially relevant course.
  • Course content is aligned to the requirements of the commercial analysis sector.
  • Dissertation topics are generated in part by commercial partners.
  • Teaching involves widely used commercial software packages (SAS, SPSS).
  • The popular open-source tool R is also used.

Careers

Graduates from this programme typically seek employment as analysts within a company, research body, government, or as statistical consultants.

Recent graduates have found employment in:

  • large consulting firms and major financial institutions including Scottish and Southern Energy, RBS, Aviva, Lloyds, TSB, PwC, Capital One, Vodafone, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Tesco Bank and many others
  • biomedical research, clinical trials and pharmaceuticals
  • wildlife and conservation managers including the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

Application deadline

11 August 2022

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(international fees)

£ 21,390overall cost

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

  • University League Table

    4th

  • Campus address

    University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ, Scotland

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Mathematics

    10th out of 70 7

    5th out of 114 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 236
    240 100%

    1st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    73.0 73%

    44th

    40

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.30 86%

    2nd

    4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 236
    226 96%

    3rd

    2

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    96.0 96%

    7th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.39 88%

    2nd

    26

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