| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 3 year | September | find out | find out |
Acquire a range of in-demand skills for extracting and handling ‘big data’ and develop your practical skills through exposure to real-world problems and datasets.
Learn from our network of experts
We have a cross-disciplinary network of experts across the School of Mathematics, the School of Computer Science and Informatics andd other University research groups.
Industry experience
Gain valuable work experience on professional work placements and projects with leading data science practitioners in the UK and abroad.
Solve real-world problems
This course incorporates project-based learning using real-world datasets and problems.
New teaching facilities
Some of your modules will be taught in our newly-renovated Turing Suite.
Laptop provided
You will be provided with a laptop during induction week that will remain with you throughout the duration of the course.
This course will equip students with a theoretical understanding and practical experience of applying methods drawn from data science and analytics. You will develop a range of in-demand skills for extracting and handling ‘big data’ and applying modelling tools to help businesses and government organisations make better decisions.
On completion of the course, you will be well placed to progress into a variety of roles in data-intensive industries or a related research career.
This one-year degree falls under the umbrella of the Data Science Academy (DSA), run by the School of Computer Science and Informatics, in partnership with the School of Mathematics. You will benefit from the shared knowledge and skills of both Schools. However, your degree will still be run by the School of Mathematics.
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