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MSc Data Science
Heriot-Watt University

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(4.2)

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Qualification

MSc - Master of Science

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Location

Heriot Watt University - Edinburgh Campus

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Study mode

Full Time

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Start date

Sep 2027

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Duration

1 Year

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Course info

Our MSc in Data Science provides you with the expertise to extract, analyse, and communicate meaningful insights from vast and complex datasets, making students invaluable across a wide range of industries. This programme is aimed at graduates or those already in the industry with a background in computing or related disciplines, the programme blends rigorous theoretical foundations with practical, hands-on skills essential for managing and analysing large-scale data. Heriot-Watt University is home to four world-leading Global Research Institutes (GRIs) with over 50 years of research, specialising in robotics, AI, healthcare and wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and earth and marine science, designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and tackle some of the most pressing global challenges of our time.

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Complete University Guide ranking
128th
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Complete University Guide Computer Science ranking
103rd
What students say
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Modules

Modules (Year 1)
Big Data Management - Core
Data Mining and Machine Learning - Core
Data Visualisation and Analytics - Core
Masters project and dissertation - Core

In the third semester (May-August) students undertake a specialist MSc project which is written up as a 15000 word dissertation. This project enables further development and consolidation of skills introduced in the taught courses, applying them to a challenging practical problem in this subject area.

Research Methods and Project Planning - Core
Statistical Modelling and Analysis - Core
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Tuition fees
Student living
£12,584 per year
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Overall ratingRating icon4.2
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Latest Data Science reviews
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Chen xin Chu
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Uni info

Student rating
(4.1)
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CUG ranking 128th
University of the West of Scotland
Edinburgh,EdinburghScotlandEH14 4ASUnited Kingdom
Nearest train station:Curriehill 0.4 miles away
Nearest tube station:Chesham 193.2 miles away