MSc Health Data Science and Statistics
University of Plymouth
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MSc - Master of Science

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MSc - Master of Science

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About the courseThis one-year conversion MSc is designed for graduates from a wide range of disciplines and experience. It gives you skills in data analytics, computing and business. Using sophisticated analytics techniques, including social network visualisation and sentiment analysis, and professional software, including R tidyverse, Python and SQL/NoSQL, you gain the skills and knowledge to transform data into commercial value and boost your employabilityKey featuresEquips applicants from ...Read more

About the course

This one-year conversion MSc is designed for graduates from a wide range of disciplines and experience. It gives you skills in data analytics, computing and business. Using sophisticated analytics techniques, including social network visualisation and sentiment analysis, and professional software, including R tidyverse, Python and SQL/NoSQL, you gain the skills and knowledge to transform data into commercial value and boost your employability

Key features

  • Equips applicants from all undergraduate degrees with broad professional competence in one of the world economy’s most sought-after postgraduate subject areas.
  • Offers taught credits in the three areas of analytics, computer science and business, with a wide choice of available business modules.
  • Provides a flexible individual project in one or more of the three taught areas supervised by world-leading subject experts.
  • Establishes high proficiency in the use and application of state-of-the-art programming languages including R, Python, SQL and NoSQL.
  • Benefits from easy access to cutting-edge specialist labs and next-generation software and hardware on a single campus. You may access facilities such as our NVIDIA seed-funded GPU Research Centre and our High-Performance Computing Centre.
  • When our new engineering and design facility is launched, students in engineering, science and the arts will have access to a range of specialist equipment and innovative laboratories.
  • Develops modern analytics expertise for obtaining business, scientific and social insights from big data sources and social media such as Twitter.
  • Enjoy research-led teaching from leading academics with world-renowned expertise in data science, data analytics, statistics, computer science and business.
  • Offers a range of general and merit-based postgraduate scholarships for local and international students.

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WUSCA ranking:
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70/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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52nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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65th
What students say
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Armin
30 Oct 23

it has a very nice and modern library and the university staffs are great. Our faculty's building is not ready that is while it was supposed to be ready in..Read more

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Zeinab
19 Oct 23

The university has a very modern and dynamic environment, and it embraces various cultures. Even though I wasn't familiar with other cultures, I quickly got to know them through..Read more

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Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline. The University of Plymouth offers pre-sessional English language courses if you do not have this. Prior knowledge of data analysis or statistics and/or work experience are not necessary.

Tuition fees

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£11,350 per year

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£20,400 per year

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£20,400 per year

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Armin
30 Oct 23
MSc Health Data Science and Statistics
it has a very nice and modern library and the university staffs are great. Our faculty's building is not ready that is while it was supposed to be ready in...
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Zeinab
19 Oct 23
MSc Health Data Science and Statistics
The university has a very modern and dynamic environment, and it embraces various cultures. Even though I wasn't familiar with other cultures, I quickly got to know them through...
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University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth , Plymouth

The University of Plymouth’s campus is centrally located within Britain’s Ocean City, perched on the south western coast of Devon...

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