Social Data Science (Taught)

• 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

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