MSc Data Science
Birmingham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
29 Aug 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 13,040 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 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).
Admissions
Curriculum
The course consists of 180 credits. As well as six 20-credit compulsory modules, you'll also undertake a 60-credit project.
The modules listed below are an indication only and may be subject to change. Occasionally, it may be necessary to make changes to modules, for example, to ensure they remain current and relevant.
Core modules
Module Title
- Algorithms for Data Science
- Current Topics in Data Science
- Data Science Group Project
- Data Science Project
- Storing and Managing Data
- Visualisation
- Programming for Data Science
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Being able to expertly understand and analyse significant data sets and provide advice and solutions is crucial in the world of big data. You can expect to thrive in diverse environments including academia, research, industry, and government. Career areas include Software Engineering, Software Applications in education or medicine, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Theoretical Computer Science, and Operating Systems and Networks. Our graduates go on to work for employers including IBM, Microsoft, Google DeepMind, NASA, Boeing, Dyson, Capgemini Engineering and Samsung AI Center.
Program delivery
Taught modules are assessed in a variety of ways: summer written examination, practical assessment during the term, and valuable laboratory experience. Each MSc project is assessed by a supervisor and a moderator.
- Learn through of a series of engaging lectures which demonstrate how experts will approach problems in your field, helping you think critically and apply concepts
- Gain valuable experience by engaging in practical assignments that simulate real-world tasks and cultivate job-ready skills
- Develop critical technical and analytical skills, including experimental design, data collection and analysis, problem-solving, and familiarise yourself with specialised techniques through laboratory work
We offer modern facilities, including two dedicated computing labs for computer science students, collaborative teaching spaces, study areas with large displays and presentation screens, a GPU cluster and full wireless network, and research laboratories for Security and Medical Imaging.We have dedicated Computer Science Student Experience Officers and Student Wellbeing Officers, whose sole job is to ensure our students are supported, both physically, mentally and holistically with their studies and life as a computer science student.