This course aims to train students from a variety of academic backgrounds to work as statisticians in various sectors including higher education, research institutions, the pharmaceutical industry, central government and national health services. It provides a training in the theory and practice of statistics with special reference to clinical trials, epidemiology and clinical or laboratory research for improved global health.
The Medical Research Council, National Institutes of Health Research, GlaxoSmithKline and Amgen and Timberlake Consultants offer studentships to UK and EU students (scholarships information). We also have funding available for a sub-Saharan African scientist. Please also see the advertisement for a NIHR Research Methods Fellowship from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) which includes funding to attend the MSc in Medical Statistics at LSHTM.
The PSI Andrew Hewett Prize is founded in memory of Andrew Hewett, an alumnus of LSHTM and awarded by the PSI (Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry) to the best student on the course.
Applications are invited for a two-year NIHR funded Research Methods Fellowship from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP). This includes funding to attend the MSc in Medical Statistics at LSHTM for 2012-13. Click here for further details
Course Duration
Full-time for one year or part-time over two years. Part-time students can take various routes through the course depending on their interests, and will attend the school on Mondays and Tuesdays or Thursdays and Fridays.
" Good lecturers, quality teaching, provision of in-depth course notes and a lot of support make this a really excellent course. Robyn Drake from New Zealand studied for MSc Medical Statistics - Full profile
Objectives
By the end of this course students should be able to: select appropriate study designs to address questions of medical relevance; select and apply appropriate statistical techniques for managing common types of medical data; use various software packages for statistical analysis and data management; interpret the results of statistical analyses and critically evaluate the use of statistics in the medical literature; communicate effectively with statisticians and the wider medical community, in writing and orally through presentation of results of statistical analyses; explore current and anticipated developments in medical statistics.
Programme specifications - showing which of the various elements of the Course support and achieve each of these specific Objectives.
Term 1
Students take the following modules: Foundations of Medical Statistics; Introduction to Stata and SAS; Clinical Trials; Basic Epidemiology; Robust Statistical Methods.
Terms 2 and 3
Students take a total of five modules, one from each timetable slot. A typical selection of modules is given below, though not all modules will be available in any one year. Some modules, shown in italics below, can be taken only after consultation with the Course Director.
C1: Generalised Linear Model
C2: Statistical Methods in Epidemiology.
D1: Analysis of Hierarchical and Other Dependent Data; Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases; Modelling and the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases.
D2: Survival Analysis and Bayesian Statistics.
E: Advanced Statistical Modelling; Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology.
Further details for the course modules can be found here.
Project Report
Students complete a research project usually consisting of analysing a set of data and writing a report, but methodological research can also be undertaken.
Entrance Requirements
The course is aimed primarily at graduates with a mathematically-based first degree which includes some statistics.
Graduates from other fields who have quantitative skills and some familiarity with statistical ideas may also apply.
Application for London-based Study
Application for Masters degrees in London must be made using the School's MSc Application Forms.
Application for Research degrees (MPhil/PhD or DrPH) and for occasional research study in London must be made using the School's Research Application Forms.
Instructions on how to complete these forms and an outline of the application process are available with the relevant Application Forms.
The MSc and Research Application Packs are also available from: The Registry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7299 4646 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7299 4656 E-mail: registry@lshtm.ac.uk).
Masters Courses
Applicants wishing to be considered for School scholarships are advised to apply by 1 March 2012. Please note that this is not a closing date. Although we accept applications all year round, other applicants are also advised to apply before this date as courses can become full rapidly. While early application is encouraged, late applications are always considered until all places on the course have been filled. All applicants should be able to start the course on the first day of the academic year, 24 September 2012.
All Masters courses are offered on a part-time basis over two years. Students interested in part-time study should contact the appropriate Course Organiser, via the Registry, to discuss course requirements and likely timetables, and should read the Masters degree information.
There are two ways of undertaking part-time study:
1) attending part-time throughout the two years: Students need to be available for up to four or five half days every week for 27 weeks per year. Evidence may be required to prove that applicants are able to commit this minimum period of time to their study
2) attending full-time for modules in the first two terms in Year 1 (September-March), and undertaking third term modules, exams and project in Year 2 (April - September). Such an option may be attractive to applicants who are unable to be released from employment for a continuous twelve-month period. This option is called split study.
All courses commence on 24 September 2012 and last one year for full-time study or two years for part-time study.
