Loughborough University - Loughborough Campus
Epinal Way, Loughborough, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Program Summary
The Master of Science conversion programme in Data Science offers an excellent solution for graduates from varying academic and professional backgrounds wanting to up skill for careers in data science, data analysis, data management or data stewardship.
Data has been called “the oil of the digital economy” (Wired) with importance to all organisations in all sectors and at every level. As such, wide-ranging opportunities exist for skilled graduates with expertise in data science.
Designed in collaboration with industry partners and supported by funding from the Office for Students (OfS), the new MSc Data Science conversion programme has a distinctive focus on problem-based learning and offers modules designed to support students' career goals and aspirations. Programme content is focused not only on fundamental data science but also on design thinking and innovation, data governance, ethics and data analysis.
This unique master's offers an excellent solution for graduates wishing to upskill to support their career aspirations in data science, pursuing roles in data analytics, management and stewardship. It is suitable for students from industry, including those who come from managerial, leadership and information administration posts and who wish to upskill in order to enter the world of data science. The programme also appeals to science graduates and those from the social sciences (eg criminology, economics, public health and psychology), life sciences (eg biological and biomedical sciences) and applied sciences (eg engineering and medicine) who wish to learn how to analyse data or who wish to understand the world of data science from a business perspective.
The kinds of positions Loughborough University would anticipate graduates of this programme gravitating towards would include roles in analytics engineering, big data engineering and business intelligence, and as data architects, data analysts, data scientists and statisticians.
Academic Background
Minimum Level of Education Completed
4-Year Bachelor's Degree
Minimum GPA
68%
Minimum Language Test Scores
TOEFL
92
IELTS
6.5
Reading
6
Writing
6
Listening
6
Speaking
6
PTE
67
Reading
63
Writing
63
Listening
63
Speaking
63
Duolingo
110
Program Intakes
September 2025
Open date
September 20, 2024
Submission deadline
August 25, 2025
September 2026
Open date
September 20, 2025
Submission deadline
August 25, 2026
Cost and Duration
Master's Degree
Program Level
1 year master's degree
Program Length
£12180 GBP
Cost of Living
£0 GBP
Application fee
£28750 GBP / First Year
Gross Tuition
Study Destinations
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