Master of Science - Data Science

• To provide comprehensive understanding of the fundamental mathematical and statistical concepts underlying data science, and how they are implemented in algorithms and machine learning techniques to solve a variety of data processing and analysis problems.
• To provide training in the practical skills relevant to data science, central of which is the ability to write clean and efficient code in industry-recognised languages (in particular, Python and R), but also includes data handling, manipulation, mining and visualization techniques.

Students have an option to take a one-year paid industry placement. Previous students have had placements with organizations including NatWest, Sparta Global, and Sky. Moreover, learners can benefit from University's strong links with the computing industry like Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.