Data Analytics MSc

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

• A BSc, BEng or BA Honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent professional qualification in any subject.
• Applicants with other appropriate professional qualifications and/or experience will be considered on an individual basis.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.

Our Master's course is designed to meet the demand for a new kind of IT specialist with the skills and knowledge in data science.

With data science lauded as the answer to the COVID-19 recovery, organisations are planning to significantly increase their data science headcount this year. This is according to the latest research from Le Wagon, an educational leader in data science bootcamps.*

In order to address these demands, given the large amount of data collected by all kinds of organisations, the course aims to equip you with an understanding of:

• statistics
• data mining techniques
• big data and associated file systems
• complex data visualisation

Our aim is for you to graduate from this course with the ability to combine this knowledge to provide solutions to relevant stakeholders to improve their decision making process based on novel solutions proposed by analysing and visualising complex datasets.

The course seeks to develop the ability to critically evaluate existing and emerging Data Science technology, apply knowledge, understanding and analytical and design skills in support of analytical and big data problems.

*https://www.fenews.co.uk/skills/surging-demand-for-data-science-skills-in-2021/