PhD Statistics: The University of Manchester

Course description

Opportunities for PhD research are available in a wide range of topics in Probability and Statistics. For some of the available areas of possible PhD or M.Phil research see the current Probability and Statistics research areas.

Students may enter our graduate programme in Statistics by initially taking their taught M.Sc. course over 1 year. This, subject to satisfactory progress, can lead to admission to the PhD programme.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: Applicants would usually be expected to have a 1st or upper 2nd class honours degree (or an equivalent overseas qualification) in a mathematical subject. In some research areas a background in physics, engineering or computer science is also acceptable.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570 (paper-based) with not less than 5.0 in the TOEFL essay section of the test or 90 (ibtTOEFL).