General entry requirements

Minimum requirements

2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Statistics, Mathematics or a science with sufficiently high mathematical content.

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. This course requires the following:

• Band A
• No score lower than 6.0 in all IELTS fields with a total score of 6.5 minimum.

International qualifications

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.

For more information, please visit the international entry requirements pageLink opens in a new window.

Additional requirements

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Core modules

The choice of Pathway is made after you start the course. You begin the MSc by taking a Statistics Refresher (pre-term in Welcome Week), and the module Statistical Methods and Practice. The programme then features different core modules depending on the chosen Pathway:

• for Data Science, the module Theory of Data Science;
• for Finance and Probability, the module Introduction to Applied Probability.

In Term 2 you take the module Advanced Topics in Statistics & Probability, which provides an introduction to current topics through case studies in Statistics, Data Science, Finance and Probability, exploring potential research topics for your dissertation. Each two-week case study is led by an expert lecturer in the fields and will make use of lectures, presentation, practicals, summary and discussion as appropriate to the area.

Regardless of the chosen Pathway, all students can choose approximately a third of their modules from any of those offered on the MSc, with the remainder dependent on the chosen Pathway.

The programme concludes with the dissertation project which you work on under the supervision of a faculty member over the summer with submission in September.

Optional modules

The general Statistics Pathway offers you a free choice of almost all Master's-level modules offered by the Statistics Department including modules available to all the pathways as well as further specialised modules in areas such in Medical statistics, Designed experiments and Statistical genetics.

For the MSc in Statistics with Data Science your optional modules are geared towards covering themes in Bayesian statistics, Machine learning, Statistical learning, Topics in Data Science, Monte Carlo methods, Data Visualisation. Subject to availability, you will have access to a varying selection of Computer Science modules with themes such as High performance computing, Image and Video analysis and Language processing.

Optional modules on the Finance Pathway cover themes in Mathematical finance, Stochastic methods, Statistical learning, Financial time series, Trading strategies and Risk theory.

The MSc in Statistics with Probability pathway features modules from probability and applied probability from the Statistics Department. Themes cover Stochastic processes, Brownian motion, Stochastic control, Monte Carlo methods, Stochastic methods. Subject to availability, you will have access to a varying selection of Mathematics modules with themes covering topics in Rare events, Random graphs, Statistical mechanics or High dimensional probability.

Teaching

For the nine-month period from end of September to June, you will be engaged in the taught component of the programme by attending a set of eight modules covering the core and optional modules as appropriate for each pathway.

After successfully completing the taught component worth 120 credits you will undertake a dissertation project, worth 60 credits, over summer under supervision of a member of staff. This final project offers the chance to apply knowledge to real-world challenges or delve into advanced research topics.

Assessment

Assessment is initially made for each module separately: some modules have an element of continuous assessment through coursework, but the majority of modules are assessed through written examinations in January, May and June.

Your performance in the core and optional modules combined is then examined by an examinations board consisting of academic staff plus an External Examiner appointed from another university. Dissertations are examined in the Department and then by the External Examiner.

The MSc degree is awarded subject to satisfactory standard in the dissertation and taught modules. Students who do outstandingly well in both taught modules and the dissertation may be awarded the MSc with Distinction or Merit.

Reading lists 

Pre-reading: Those who are registered for the course will have online access to pre-reading material as part of the Refresher module that is offered in Welcome week.

If you would like to view reading lists for current or previous cohorts of students, most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library on the Talis Aspire platformLink opens in a new window. 

You can search for reading lists by module title, code or convenor. Please see the modules tab of this page or the module catalogueLink opens in a new window.  

Please note that some reading lists may have restricted access or be unavailable at certain times of year due to not yet being published. If you cannot access the reading list for a particular module, please check again later or contact the module’s host department. 

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes.

Your career

Our graduates have pursued roles such as: professional statisticians; actuaries; business, research and administrative professionals; IT business analysts, architects and systems designers; quantitative analysts; management consultants and business analysts; teacher in schools and/or higher education; programmers and software development professionals.

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers worldwide including companies such as: Aimia; Thomas Miller; DeLoitte as well as international pharmaceutical industries. Candidates with high distinction marks have gone on to pursue PhD degrees at prestigious universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, LSE, etc. or in the US.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year.

Statistics at Warwick

Statistics and probability theory are key to understanding data and underlying processes involving risk and uncertainty.

We also explore applications in a wide array of areas and develop impact of our research in many scientific fields within sciences, social sciences, medicine, engineering, management science, finance, commerce and others.

Founded in October 1972, Warwick Statistics is internationally renowned for its wide-ranging and world-leading research and its innovative undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.

Find out more about us on our website.Link opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate courses

• Statistics (MSc)
• Statistics (PhD/MPhil)

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities.

Find your taught course fees  

Fee Status Guidance

We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Students will be classified as Home or Overseas fee status. Your fee status determines tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available. If you receive an offer, your fee status will be clearly stated alongside the tuition fee information.

Do you need your fee classification to be reviewed?

If you believe that your fee status has been classified incorrectly, you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire. Please follow the instructions in your offer information and provide the documents needed to reassess your status.

Find out more about how universities assess fee status

Additional course costs

As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad.

For departmental specific costs, please see the Modules tab on the course web page for the list of core and optional core modules with hyperlinks to our Module Catalogue (please visit the Department’s website if the Module Catalogue hyperlinks are not provided).

Associated costs can be found on the Study tab for each module listed in the Module Catalogue (please note most of the module content applies to 2022/23 year of study). Information about module department specific costs should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below:

• Core text books
• Printer credits
• Dissertation binding
• Robe hire for your degree ceremony

Scholarships and bursaries

How to apply

Applications are now open for courses that start in September and October 2025.

Applications will close on 2 August 2025 for students who require a visa to study in the UK, to allow time to receive a CAS and complete the visa application process.

How to apply for a postgraduate taught course