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Professional Masters
Heriot Watt University - Edinburgh Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Professional Masters
Heriot Watt University - Edinburgh Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
Select a an exam type
The MSc Applied Data Science programme is designed to transform students from a wide range of backgrounds into proficient data scientists. The programme will develop your data science skills, enabling you to enhance your career in data science or pursue further data science specialisation. Our MSc in Applied Data Science provides you with the skills necessary to manage and analyse extensive and complex datasets as well as experience in data modelling, storing, processing and visualising data. This programme is aimed at graduates or those already in the industry with a background of science, the social sciences, biological sciences, or engineering and are interested in developing data science skills, enabling career enhancement in data science or pursue further data science specialisation.
A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or non-UK equivalent in any academic subject.
This programme is designed for students who do not hold a degree in mathematics or computer science. However, students will need to have evidence of studying mathematics at A Level grade C or above, or international equivalent
Students living in
Domestic
£10,864 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£20,456 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£20,456 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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