Our course prepares you for a career as a statistician. You’ll learn how to solve practical statistical problems and develop personal skills including presentation and time management. This well established course has been running for 50 years and is accredited by the Royal Statistical Society.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 honours degree with substantial mathematical and statistical components or a pass at an equivalent level in the Graduate Certificate.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

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Graduates with skills in these areas are in demand. The course is about applying probabilistic, statistical and mathematical techniques in the finance industry. It’s based on the MSc in Statistics with additional training in the concepts, models and tools of modern mathematical finance. Accredited by the Royal Statistical Society.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 honours degree with substantial mathematical and statistical components. You'll need to have done well in modules involving an analysis-type treatment of continuity and integration, limits and convergence of sequences. Ideally you will have experience of measure theory and stochastic processes, or at least Markov chains.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

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This new course is run in conjunction with the Medical Statistics Group in the University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR).

Accredited by the Royal Statistical Society, it provides professional training for a career in the medical, pharmaceutical and health services industries. These areas are major destinations for statisticians trained to postgraduate level.

The course is based on the traditional MSc in Statistics with additional training in specialist areas of medical applications.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 honours degree with substantial mathematical and statistical components or a pass at an equivalent level in the Graduate Certificate.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

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This distance learning course is for musicians, educators and enthusiasts who would like to know more about British and Irish traditional music. You'll explore traditional music in its social and cultural context.

The course combines short residentials in Sheffield with longer periods of online study when you can be anywhere in the world.

Entry Requirements

2:1 undergraduate degree. If your undergraduate degree is not in music, you'll need to provide evidence of substantial engagement with music.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

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This is a distance learning course. The course is designed for practising orthoptists, allowing you to study for a higher degree without having to leave your current post.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 in orthoptics or another eye-related field, plus one year of clinical experience. Or a Diploma of British Orthoptics plus clinical experience.

Alternative qualifications are also considered. We take into account further study and clinical experience.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in each component, or equivalent.

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