MSc Data Science

Key information

This programme enables you to learn new data science techniques and be part of exciting current industry developments. You’ll learn specialist skills to help you progress in your career.

Benefits of this course

The benefits of this course are many and varied. You will build knowledge of the data science field, learn new techniques, and be part of exciting current industry developments.

By the end of the course you will have specialist skills in data acquisition, information extraction, aggregation and representation, data analysis, knowledge extraction and explanation, which are all in high demand and will help progress your career.

Discover how you can benefit from training resources provided to students on this course as well as opportunities to take part in workshops and seminars with our partners in industry.

Award

You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.

Master of Science (MSc)

Who is this course for?

This course will teach you how to apply data science across many different sectors, including health, retail and government.

You will need to have a numerate first degree or demonstrate numeracy skills. You may be at the early stages of your career in professions including economics, statistics or computer science.

You are expected to be curious about data and enjoy working with algorithms.

Career

The amount of data in the world is growing exponentially and as a Data Science MSc graduate you will be in high demand.

From analysing tyre performance to detecting problem gamblers, wherever data exists, there are opportunities to apply it.

You will graduate with specialist skills in data acquisition, information extraction, aggregation and representation, data analysis, knowledge extraction and explanation, all sought after skills by many employers across sectors such as retail, IT and government giving you a step up the career ladder.

Graduates starting a new business can benefit from City's London City Incubator and City's links with Tech City, providing support for start-up businesses.