Data Analytics MSc

**Overview**<br/><br/>Master big data methodologies and find the valuable trends and patterns buried in complex datasets with our MSc Data Analytics course. Youll build your proficiency with data mining tools, unlock specialist knowledge of professional analysis methods, and apply your learning to real data drawn from professional partners, such IBM, or from live University research into cosmology, health informatics and cybersecurity. <br/><br/>Youll plan and produce an in-depth research project, using analytics packages like Hadoop and Tableau, and well provide the expertise and support so you can develop your professional practice. And once you graduate, youll have a skillset thatll get you noticed – and all the tools you need to progress your career in data analytics or deep learning.<br/><br/>**What youll experience**<br/><br/>On this course youll:<br/><br/><br/>- Plan and deliver your Masters project in collaboration with an industry partner – previous projects have analysed data from Fresh Relevance, Specsavers and IBM to support strategic priorities<br/><br/><br/>- Build your own database from complicated, real-world datasets, and apply robust statistical methods to produce actionable, data-driven insights<br/><br/><br/>- Use industry-standard software, such as Knime, Tableau, Hadoop and Spark, and engage with modern techniques including machine learning, AI, and Business Intelligence Modeling<br/><br/><br/>- Convert your existing study or workplace knowledge into a the necessary skillset for modern data-driven careers<br/><br/><br/>**Accreditation**<br/><br/>This course is accredited by the British Computer Society, partially meeting the educational requirement for CITP.<br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/><br/>Youll graduate from this course with enhanced skills in data science and analytics. Youll know how to extract the most valuable information from data sets with mixed attributes, and youll be an expert in new techniques and technologies in the field, making you highly employable.<br/>What jobs can you do with a Data Analytics degree?<br/><br/>Career opportunities include:<br/><br/><br/>- Senior data scientist<br/><br/><br/>- Data architect<br/><br/><br/>- Data officer<br/><br/><br/>- Information strategist<br/><br/><br/>- PhD research<br/><br/><br/>Well provide you with as much support as possible in finding employment through close industrial contacts, careers events, recruitment fairs and individual advice.<br/><br/>[Before this course] I knew about mathematics, statistics and data analysis tools, but I didn’t have the skills to deal with Big Data. I looked for the right degree to get these skills [and] the University Of Portsmouth was the choice that suited my aspirations and needs. Chaimaa Ibnoucheikh, MSc Data Analytics