yes i know a bit to optimistic! anyway i applied to do a research degree at masters level with a view to it being extended at the end.

i sent in a proposal to the university and as i suspected my 3rd was a problem, however i think i must have sufficently impressed them as they gave me an unconditonal offer to their taught masters programme without an interview.

now my question is, if i do this taught masters, will i be in a position to apply for a research degree at either masters or phd level at the end of the course?

the course i'm going to be doing is operational research and applied statistics at salford.

thanks in advance

hi dan, i'm doing the taught masters in sept and am looking at what my future options are after the course.

the area of interest would be in the area of statistics applied to gambling (is a big growth area in this country at the moment), i have 10 years experience in the industry aswell if that helps.

dan, salford do phds in gambling & stats, which is where i'm doing my masters

cheers for advice dan