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MSc - Master of Science
Moulsecoomb Campus
Full Time
Jan 2028
1 Year
Developed to meet the demand for data science professionals, our postgraduate Data Analytics course enables you to effectively structure, analyse and gain insight from a wide range of complex data across different industries. Your learning is informed by current business developments through case studies looking at real-world data sets, research questions and scenarios. You will have the opportunity to collaborate on projects with our industry partners, and can also use your own data, project ideas and industry links. You will develop a skill set in specialist data analytics and associated software, quantitative methods and techniques, and business intelligence. You’ll have the chance to develop your knowledge in specialist areas where we have ongoing research and expertise, such as sequential forecasting, natural language processing and image processing.
Business Analytics Strategy and Practice - develops analytics-specific project planning concepts within this context, enabling students to design and manage analytics projects and present the business case to senior management.
Data Management - provides an understanding of contemporary database management systems. Explores a methodology for database design and development, and develops skills in searching, reporting and analysing the data. Topics covered include database implementation and administration, data modelling and business intelligence.
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Data? find useful and relevantpatterns, trends and anomalies in data sets, and summarise them in a form which may be used to support enterprise decisions ? one of the great challenges of the information age. Emphasis is on the big, real-world picture rather than inside-the-box systems design engineering details.
Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis with R? provides knowledge of the statistical foundations and computer programming underlying data analysis. Computer simulations in R will be used to explore the nature of random processes. Students will apply their new knowledge to complete a realistic data analysis project.
Project? substantial, independent project undertaken with the supervision of a member of the teaching team. Projects are normally industry-based using real data sets
Accommodation - Rents and Bills - The average weekly rent in 2026 for a studio flat/one-bedroom flat is £300 (Range £230 to £484, bills not inclusive).
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