Data Science

Data can provide insights to shape decision-making, power scientific innovation, improve business operations or inform government policy. But it takes state-of-the-art statistical and computational methods to unlock that power. Our MSc Data Science course lets you master those methods. <br/><br/>On this data science masters, we’ll equip you with the knowledge and skills to acquire, curate, manage and analyse data for solving real-world problems. You will gain essential, transferable computational and statistical thinking skills to create and deploy data-driven products and knowledge. And you’ll look at ways to solve challenges in a range of potential, data-rich, application domains, such as health, climate, transportation and sales. <br/><br/>You will have the flexibility to set the direction for your postgraduate studies with a masters project of your own design. While you’ll have the one-to-one support of your supervisor, it’s a solo project – as much about developing computing skills as it is about building confidence and autonomy, vital skills for the workplace. <br/><br/>We’ll help you put the technical skills into a real-world, professional context – helping you communicate your findings in the workplace, and address any of the legal or ethical questions that come with data processing. <br/><br/>Whether you plan to continue your studies onto PhD level or you’re looking ahead to a career as a data scientist, data architect, database developer or big data analyst, this masters degree in data science can pave the way. <br/><br/>**Features and Benefits** <br/><br/><br/>- Access to industry-standard facilities – The department has an extensive range of equipment in our own specialist laboratories with high-spec computers for processing large data and performing complex computational tasks efficiently, together with the support of our dedicated technical staff. <br/><br/><br/>- Professional accreditation - This course is accredited by the British Computing Society (BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT) providing a strong professional focus. <br/><br/><br/>- Thriving technology sector – Being in Manchester puts the largest creative and digital technology sector outside the capital on our doorstep. <br/><br/><br/>- Professional standards – We’re an Academy for the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) - we deliver their partner programme which provides a pathway for students towards a rewarding, high-growth IT career. <br/><br/><br/>- Optional placement year – Boost your career prospects and put theory into practice with the option to take an industry placement year. <br/><br/><br/>- Learn alongside world-leading research – 86% of our research outputs in Computer Science are rated world-leading and internationally excellent (REF, 2021). <br/><br/><br/>- Institute of Coding – The Department of Computing and Mathematics is part of the £40m national Institute of Coding (IoC). Our students have access to the IoC’s cutting-edge computer lab to hone their skills in this area. <br/><br/><br/>- Investing in your future – We’ve invested over £115 million to transform our science and engineering campus into a space to thrive. Opening in 2024, our new Dalton building provides a professional study environment equipped with dynamic learning spaces, world-class teaching and research facilities and collaborative study zones to further prepare you for your future career. <br/><br/><br/>- Dedicated computing studio space – Designed in collaboration with our current students, a new studio provides you with a professional environment to work individually and in groups. As well as being a great learning environment, the space can be used outside of your classes to organise hackathons, develop your own video games or simply a space to use your imagination to create the technology of the future. <br/>