This programme provides intensive training in statistics applicable to the social sciences, econometrics and finance. The aim of the programme is to foster an interest in theoretical and applied statistics and equip you for work as a professional statistician. You will learn how to analyse and critically interpret data, build statistical models of real situations, and use programming tools and statistical software packages. The compulsory course in Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation will provide you with comprehensive coverage of fundamental aspects of probability and statistics methods and principles. This course provides the foundations for the optional courses on more advanced statistical modelling, computational methods, statistical computing and advanced probability theory. Students on this programme have excellent career prospects. Former students have taken up positions in consulting firms, banks and in the public sector. Many go on to take higher degrees. Graduates of the MSc are awarded Graduate Statistician (GradStat) status by the Royal Statistical Society.