Data Science (Taught)

Data can provide insights to shape decision-making, power scientific innovation, improve business operations and inform government policy. But it takes cutting-edge statistical and computational methods to unlock that power. Our MSc Data Science course lets you master those methods.

On this masters, we’ll equip you with the knowledge and skills to acquire, curate, manage and analyse data for solving real-world problems. You’ll gain essential, transferable computational and statistical thinking skills to create and deploy data-driven products and knowledge. You’ll also look at ways to solve challenges in a range of potential, data-rich, application domains such as health, climate, transportation and sales.

You’ll have the flexibility to set the direction for your postgraduate studies with a masters project of your own design. While you’ll have the one-to-one support of your supervisor, it’s a solo project – as much about developing computing skills as it is about building confidence and autonomy, vital skills for the workplace.

We’ll also help you put the technical skills into a real-world, professional context. This will help you communicate your findings in the workplace, and address any of the legal or ethical questions that come with data processing.

Whether you plan to continue your studies onto PhD level or you’re looking ahead to a career as a data scientist, data architect, database developer or big data analyst, this masters degree in data science can pave the way.

Features and Benefits

• Professional accreditation – This course is accredited by the British Computing Society (BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT), providing a strong professional focus.

• Industry standards – We’re an Academy for the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). We deliver their partner programme which provides a pathway for students towards a rewarding, high-growth IT career.

• Optional placement year – Boost your career prospects and put theory into practice with the option to take an industry placement year.

• Learn alongside world-leading research – 86% of our research outputs in Computer Science are rated world-leading and internationally excellent (REF, 2021).

• Institute of Coding – The Department of Computing and Mathematics is part of the £40m national Institute of Coding (IoC). Our students have access to the IoC’s cutting-edge computer lab to hone their skills in this area.

• Professional study environment – We’ve invested over £115 million to transform the way we teach and the way our students learn. The new Dalton building is equipped with dynamic learning spaces, world-class teaching and research facilities and collaborative study zones. This means you’ll graduate with the skills and experiences employers look for.