msc applied statistics provides postgraduate instruction in the theory and methods of applied statistics. the programme is for students whose interests lie in the theory and application of statistical methods, and in methods for designing, collecting and analysing large–scale data. you will benefit from the cutting-edge research conducted in the research centres in which professors from our department hold leading positions: the southampton statistical sciences research institute and the esrc national centre for research methods. our main areas of expertise include sampling, small-area estimation, census and administrative data and the analysis of 'big data'.