Master of Science in Data Science

Data Science is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary area, with applications in business, government, public health, and the sciences. Its applications range from identifying customers’ buying patterns and monitoring machinery to tracking the spread of a disease and logging and improving an individual's health. There is therefore a huge unfilled demand for graduates with skills in ‘Big Data’. Machine Learning for Intelligent Systems, Applied Data Mining (offered by the Department of Computer Science), Machine Learning for Intelligent Systems, Applied Data Mining (offered by the Department of Computer Science), Statistical Techniques for Large Data Sets (offered by the Department of Mathematics). This provides excellent opportunities to benefit from expertise in both departments. Assessment is a mix of written assignments, programming assignments, practical portfolios, practical examinations and written examinations. The successful submission of the research dissertation in semester three leads to the award of an MSc.