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MSc - Master of Science
Leeds, Main
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
Leeds, Main
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Leeds, Main
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Leeds, Main
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
University of Leeds
Full Time
SEP-25
12 months
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Overview
From science to marketing, engineering to medicine, big data has become crucial to a wide range of industries – especially in recent years. That’s why many organisations are keen to employ qualified experts in computing who have a particular focus in data to keep their businesses progressing.
Our Advanced Computer Science (Data Analytics) MSc will equip you with specialist knowledge in this exciting field and allow you to explore a range of advanced topics in computer science.
You’ll gain a foundation in topics like data science, as well as the basics of machine learning and knowledge representation. You’ll also choose from optional modules focusing on topics like image analysis or text analytics with the chance to broaden your approach with topics like cloud computing.
Studying in our?School of Computing?gives you access to a whole range of specialist facilities, whilst being taught by academics who are experts in their fields. We’re responsible for producing internationally excellent research and have long-established links in industry and with the?Leeds Institute for Data Analytics?(LIDA) which is at the forefront of big data research.
Once you’ve graduated, you’ll be fully equipped with the most up-to-date practices and techniques, alongside the technical skill set you’ll need to pursue an exciting career in industry.
Career opportunities
Computing is an essential component of nearly every daily activity, from the collection and processing of information in business, through to smart systems embedded in devices, image processing in medical diagnosis and the middleware that underpins distributed technologies like cloud computing and the semantic web.
This programme will give you the practical skills to enter many areas of applied computing, working as application developers, system designers and evaluators. Links between the taught modules and our research provide our students with added strengths in artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, distributed systems, and the analysis of complex data. As a result, you’ll be well-prepared for a range of careers, as well as further research at PhD level.
A bachelor degree with a First (hons) in computer science. Other Computing based degrees may be considered on a case by case basis.
Students living in
Rest of World
£31,750 per year
Students from International
Accommodation (Self-catered En suite) - Starts £175 Per week
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