Data Science

Get future ready with a programme shaped for the future. Our MSc Data Science will prepare you with the skills you need to work in the rapidly growing data science sector.

Skills

Get the skills for an exciting and fulfilling career. 

You will gain skills in:

• data analysis
• machine learning 
• visualisation
• programming
• mathematics for data science

You will graduate with skills valuable to financial, social, policy and commercial settings.

Learning

Learning shaped around you.

We deliver all computing programmes in an active blended learning style, with most lectures replaced by workshops and seminars. Our approach provides a learning environment focused on collaborative working in practical lab spaces, immersed in an environment based on working in the IT industry.

You will:

• benefit from emphasising real-world workflows 
• applying techniques
• using case studies
• working with real data sets
• demonstrate the skills you have acquired throughout the year in your final project.

Assessment

Put your knowledge into practice.

You’ll be set authentic assessments, meaning that your projects, tasks and exercises will replicate the working world of data science, ensuring that you are fully prepared for life after graduation.

Career

Look forward to a career that works for you.

Data Science is a growing field with graduates in great demand and excellent prospects in FinTech, banking, management consultancies, travel and transport, utilities, and healthcare.

You could work as a:

• Data Scientist
• Machine Learning Engineer
• Data Analyst
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Data Engineer
• Statistician
• Quantitative Analyst