University of East Anglia

MSc Data Science (Part Time 2 Year)

University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich

Course overview

Great business decisions are underpinned by high quality data. As a data scientist, you’re absolutely integral to the success of an organisation. You’ll source, analyse and utilise vast amounts of data to support strategic decision-making.

As a student, you’ll be part of our vibrant research community and will have very good opportunities to progress to a PhD. You’ll be part of a research group that has made significant contributions in techniques for data mining and KDD – including KDD Methodologies; use of metaheuristics for rule and tree induction; all-rule induction; clustering techniques; feature subset selection; feature construction; time series classification as well as many applications in the financial services industry, medicine, agritech, and telecommunications. If that’s where you aspire to be, then this part-time MSc Data Science course is for you.

You'll gain an advanced practical and theoretical grounding in data mining and statistics, with the chance to customise your degree through modules in artificial intelligence, visualisation, programming and database manipulation.

Key highlights

  • Advanced practical and theoretical grounding in data mining and statistics
  • Optional modules in artificial intelligence, visualisation, programming and databases
  • Join a research group known for data mining and KDD techniques
  • Research applications span finance, medicine, agritech and telecommunications
  • Strong opportunities to progress to a PhD

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — Typical UK Entry Requirements: Degree classification Bachelors degree - 2.2. Degree Subject Computing, Mathematics or a related subject that evidences an ability in maths, statistics, data handling or database manipulation. Your application should also demonstrate some programming experience either…
  • International qualifications — Typical International Entry Requirements: Degree classification UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent Degree Subject Computing, Mathematics or a related subject that evidences an ability in maths, statistics, data handling or database manipulation. Your application should also demonstrate some programming experience either in other qualif

Careers this course leads to

  • Data Scientist
  • Data Analyst
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Research Scientist

Cost of study

UK/Home: £12,350 per year | International: £25,700 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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