this unique masters in applied statistics in health sciences provides an opening to a career as an applied statistician, without having previously studied statistics. the course is run in collaboration with the animal and plant health agency (apha), an executive agency of the department for environment, food & rural affairs (defra). statisticians from apha, as well as those who have extensive experience in working with the national health service in scotland, will provide lectures based around real-life problems and data from the health sciences. although the programme is focused on health, the skill set provided will also equip you with the necessary training to work as an applied statistician in other areas such as insurance, finance and commerce.