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University of Birmingham - College of Engineering and Physical Sciences MSc Data Science
University of Birmingham - College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

MSc Data Science

Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 Years

English

Full time

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GBP 11,340 / per year *

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* for UK students| £31,410 for international students

Introduction

Advances in computer science allow us to collect and store more data than ever before. However, making sense of all of this data is a challenge. Our MSc in Data Science will give you the skills to address these challenges through the use of computation.

How do we use algorithms responsibly, ethically, and legally? How do we visualize the results? Very shortly, most commercial and governmental organizations will depend on their ability to meet these challenges.

This Data Science Master/MSc has been designed to get people from a variety of academic backgrounds up to speed with the state-of-the-art in data science. You'll learn programming and data management skills so that you can collect and manipulate data, advanced techniques for analyzing and revealing patterns in data, and visualization skills so that you can turn large data sets into something decision-makers can make sense of.

You will study six, 20-credit fundamental compulsory modules and a 60-credit data science project. You will come to understand the cutting-edge contemporary challenges in data science and a 20-credit group project you will try solving them through collaboration, and then complete a substantial individual project during which you will be able to showcase what you have learned.

By the end of the program, you'll be ready to apply your knowledge to help organizations understand the huge amounts of data they collect every day.

Award-winning development

At the School of Computer Science, we are not just renowned for teaching and research excellence. We also produce novel solutions for real-world applications, including:

  • Working with Jaguar Land Rover to make their vehicles more secure.
  • Contributing to the development of the Trusted Platform Module which makes many of our computers capable of secure cryptographic operations.
  • Deploying autonomous, intelligent robots in security and health support facilities.
  • Developing a revolutionary, award-winning method for diagnosing skin cancer.

Why study Data Science Master/MSc at Birmingham?

  • Birmingham is one of the leading universities in the country for postgraduate study in computer science, and we are proud to deliver outstanding programs that offer a range of exciting career opportunities for students from around the world.
  • State-of-the-art, multi-million-pound facilities include dedicated laboratories for Computer Science students, and research laboratories for Security, Medical Imaging, Intelligent Robotics, and Computer Vision.
  • We are a partner in The Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.
  • Our Security and Privacy Group is recognized as an EPSRC/GCHQ Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and we have a strong collaboration with the Centre for Computational Biology (CCB).

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