Master in Medical Statistics
Aveiro, Portugal
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Master in Medical Statistics trains specialists to plan research and analyze medical, biomedical and epidemiological data. It develops and applies statistical methods for research in medicine, pharmacy, epidemiology, genetics and health sciences. At Universidade de Aveiro you join an international community from 96 countries in a Portuguese city noted for high quality of life.
Career Outcomes: Graduates address shortage of statistics professionals in medical, epidemiological and clinical work. You can work as statistician in pharmaceutical industry, clinical or biomedical consultant, health service analyst, or in higher education and research institutions; roles include biostatistician, clinical trial statistician and statistical consultant.
Master in Medical Statistics
The Master in Medical Statistics aims to train specialists that deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of planning research and analysis of medical, biomedical, and epidemiological data and develop and apply statistical methodologies necessary for research in Medicine, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Genetics, and others Health Sciences.
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Year 1
1st Semester
- Statistical Labs
- Fundamentals of Medical Statistics
- Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Public Health
- Fundamentals of Biomedicine
- Multivariate Data Analysis
2nd Semester
- Further Topics in Medical Statistics
- Sampling and Experimental Design
- Clinical Trials
- Bayesian Methods
Year 2
1st Semester
- Seminars On Medical Statistics
- Free Option
Intended learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be prepared to: explain development issues and medical / biomedical / epidemiological research; plan experiences to answer questions of medical / epidemiological nature; select and apply statistical techniques to treat, analyze and model the types of data that arise in these areas; using statistical analysis and data processing software and interpreting their results; communicate effectively with professionals in the (bio) medical / epidemiological areas through oral or written presentations on the results of statistical analyzes or exploration of new techniques; working in multidisciplinary teams; update knowledge
This Master's degree is intended to be a response to the lack of statistics professionals in the context of medical, epidemiological, or clinical work.
It is intended that these professionals can work as statisticians in various sectors, including pharmaceutical industry, clinical / (bio) medical consulting companies, health services, higher education, research institutions.