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    MSc: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. PgDip: 9 months

Course Description

The MSc is accredited by the British Computer Society.

Our Data Science masters teaches the theory and skills for managing and analysing large, complex data sets – sometimes called Big Data. You’ll learn how to model, store and process these data sets using the latest algorithms and techniques. Modern methods and tools for visually exploring the data will also be covered. The MSc course offers the key skill set of a data scientist. Optional courses provide an opportunity to explore closely-related areas based on the internationally leading research work of our academics.

Entry Requirements

Admission requires a good honours degree with a substantial academic component of Computing or IT that includes study of databases and programming.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

Core Courses:

  • Big Data Management
  • Data Mining and Machine Learning
  • Data Visualisation and Analytics
  • Research Methods and Project Planning
  • Masters project and dissertation

Optional Courses:

  • Digital and Knowledge Economy
  • Advanced Software Engineering
  • Biologically Inspired Computation
  • Computer Network Security
  • Distributed and Parallel Technologies
  • Information Systems Methodologies
  • Software Engineering Foundations
  • Conversational Agents and Spoken Language Processing

After semester 2 students continue full-time on the MSc project.

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