Launch your data science career and drive real-world change with data-informed solutions. Gain cutting-edge skills, ethical insight, and practical expertise to innovate in your field.
Begin your journey into data science and build a career with real impact. This Master's equips you with the skills and knowledge to turn raw data into valuable insights.
We have designed this degree as a conversion course for students from non-computing backgrounds. It will guide you through the core tools and techniques of data science. You'll develop the expertise employers want in a rapidly evolving field, and prepare for impactful roles in sectors such as health, government, business, and technology.
You’ll build a solid foundation in the latest computational and mathematical techniques which are highly valued by industry. You’ll develop programming skills in Python and R, which are vital as a basis in this field. You'll then advance onto cutting-edge machine learning and AI methods to unlock insights from complex data.
This hands-on, practical course gives you experience working with large, complex data sets . You'll learn from leading academics and industry professionals tackling real-world data challenges.
Aspects of this course are delivered by expert data scientists from the UK’s National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) . You’ll immerse yourself in their leading-edge techniques and practical applications of data science through data bootcamps and learning by experience.
You’ll also gain a broader understanding of the societal and ethical responsibilities around data use. You'll benefit from practical exposure to business processes, and learn how data science experts apply their skills in real-world settings.
This Data Science Master's degree is part of a suite of Data Science conversion degrees. You may also be interested in:
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