MSci Data Science

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University of Exeter
  • This course has been developed in collaboration with industry, using current methods, platforms, software and data, to ensure you are fully prepared for workplace practice upon graduation
  • Throughout your studies at Exeter, you will develop fundamental mathematical and computational techniques via a mixture of individual and group learning
  • Our programmes support you in becoming an outstanding, dynamic problem solver with an excellent technical skillset, preparing you for a fantastic array of professions that require the technical expertise of a data scientist
  • Taught by active researchers who are experts in their fields, covering the core areas of mathematics and computer science while introducing you to applied data science as well as social context
  • Research projects in each academic year will allow you to develop research and project management skills in an area of interest, using real world datasets and guided by a leading academic supervisor
  • Pursue your studies to Masters level in your final year with the freedom to choose advanced modules to suit your interests
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Modules

  • Compulsory modules
  • Programming
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Mathematical Methods
  • Probability, Statistics and Data
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning
  • Data Science Group Project 1
  • Foundations
  • Compulsory modules
  • Software Development
  • Database Theory and Design
  • Statistical Modelling and Inference
  • Machine Learning and Data Science
  • Data Science in Society
  • Data Science Group Project 2
  • Options modules
  • Computational Intelligence
  • Free choice elective
  • Compulsory modules
  • Data Science at Scale
  • Machine Learning and AI
  • Options modules
  • Enterprise Computing
  • Nature Inspired Computation
  • Computability and Complexity
  • Computer Graphics
  • Algorithms that Changed the World
  • High Performance Computing
  • Mathematics: History and Culture
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Statistical Inference: Theory and Practice
  • Bayesian statistics, Philosophy and Practice
  • Bayesian Data Modelling
  • Commercial and Industrial Experience
  • Free choice elective - Up to 30 credits
  • Compulsory modules
  • Data Science MSci Group Project
  • Data Science MSci Individual Project
  • Options modules
  • Statistical Data Modelling
  • Research Methodology
  • Machine Learning
  • Evolutionary Computation & Optimisation
  • Computer Modelling and Simulation
  • Computer Vision
  • Bayesian Statistics, Philosophy and Practice
  • Social Networks and Text Analysis
  • Statistical Modelling in Space and Time
    • £27,000 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    4 Years

    Duration

    Sep 2024

    Start Month

    Aug 2024

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • September 2024

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time
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