Social Data Science, MSc, University of Exeter

the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MSc	Full-time	1 year	September	-	-

About Social Data Science, MSc - at University of Exeter

Explore ways to apply data analysis techniques to a range of substantive policy related questions and develop skills in evidence-based decision making
Choose to specialise within a policy subfield such as social and family policy, economic and public policy, environment, criminal justice and security
Delivered by the University's Centre for Computational Social Science (C2S2) providing you with the essential mathematical and programming skills to acquire and analyse data
Put your market-leading social data science skills into practice with optional work placements or industry-based research consultancy projects
You'll gain an understanding of complex political and cultural issues, often in continually changing environments which will be relevant to both business and public sector careers or PhD study

Entry requirements

We will consider applicants with a 2:2 Honours degree or above in a related subject, eg. social sciences*, psychology and economics, with demonstrable evidence of data analysis training/content.

Please note, if we receive an application which we deem more suitable for one of our other data science programmes we may make an offer for that alternative programme.

*Accepted social science subjects include:

Anthropology
Archaeology
Area and Development Studies
Criminology
Demography
Development Studies
Economics
Economic and Social History
Education
Environmental Planning
Human Geography
International Relations
Law
Linguistics
Management and Business Studies
Media and Communication Studies
Philosophy
Politics and International Studies
Psychology
Science and Technology Studies
Social Policy
Social Statistics, Methods, and Computing
Social Work
Socio Legal Studies
Sociology

Please also see our guidance on essential documentation required for an initial decision on taught programme applications.

Entry requirements for international students

Please visit our entry requirements section for equivalencies from your country and further information on English language requirements.

English language requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2.

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