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MSc Data Science and Analytics

Why choose Herts?

  • Industry Accreditation: BCS accreditation will be sought once this award has its first group of graduates in 2020.
  • Work Placement Opportunities: You have a one-year industry placement option enabling you to gain real industry experience.
  • Employment Prospects: Graduates in our department are now data scientists, data engineers, and data analytics consultants working for organisations including BT, IBM, and Microsoft.

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2020/2021. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details.

  • Entry requirements and key information

    For admission to MSc Data Science and Analytics, the normal requirement is a good Honours Degree (or equivalent) in computer science or cognate discipline. The choice of award title students may be accepted on to will be determined by the award applied for and the prior learning of the student as demonstrated by the transcript for existing qualifications held by the applicant.

    Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate sufficient competence in English to benefit from the Programme.  This is normally demonstrated by recognised awards equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.0. Candidates who do not satisfy these requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

    The programme is subject to the University's Principles, Policies and Regulations for the Admission of Students to Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes (in UPR SA03), along with associated procedures.  These will take account of University policy and guidelines for assessing accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) and accredited prior experiential learning (APEL).

    Institution code

    		 H36

    School of study

    		 School of Engineering and Computer Science

    Course length
  • Full Time, 1 Years
  • Part Time, 3 Years

    • Location
  • University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
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  • Employability

    What job can I get?

    Our master's programme is designed to give Computer Science graduates the specialist, up-to-date skills and knowledge sought after by employers, whether in business, industry, government or research.

    The MSc Data Science and Analytics course will equip students with the knowledge and practical skills in data science and analytics from the foundations of data science in mathematics and programming, data mining, machine learning, to data analytics applications.

    Successful graduates may pursue a career as a data scientist or data engineer, data analytics consultant, digital marketing manager across a wide range of sectors.

    Work placement

    This MSc is available with an optional one-year industry placement. 

    This offers you the opportunity to work for one year in a highly professional and stimulating environment. You will be a full time employee in a company earning a salary and will learn new skills that can't be taught at University. During the placement, you will be able to gain further insight into industrial practice that you can take forward into your individual project.

Professional Accreditations

This new version of the programme has been carefully designed to achieve appropriate levels of accreditation, and BCS accreditation will be sought after the award title has its first group of graduates in 2020.

About the course

The MSc in Data Science and Analytics utilises our strong international reputation for research in these areas. The expertise of our staff influences this course which explores current research and practice in data science and analytics, extending students’ knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of obtaining data from various sources, the essential methods for pre-processing and cleaning data, data analytics and modelling. 

This course is part of our Master's programme in Computer Science. 

Why choose this course?

  • This MSc is available with an optional one-year industry placement. 
  • One of a range of advanced courses within our postgraduate Master's programme in Computer Science, this particular course provides you with a specialism in Data Science  and Analytics
  • Advanced topics studied include mathematics and programming of data science, data mining, machine learning and neural artificis, and data analytics applications.
  • Taught by a highly-regarded and long-established computer science department.
  • Sixty percent of our research impact in Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Hertfordshire has been rated at world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.

What will I study?

Classes consist of lectures, small group seminars, and practical work in our well-equipped laboratories. We use modern, industry-standard software wherever possible. There are specialist facilities for networking and multimedia and a project laboratory especially for masters students. In addition to scheduled classes, you will be expected a significant amount of time in self-study, taking advantage of the extensive and up-to-date facilities. These include the Learning Resource Centres, open 24x7, with 1,500 computer workstations and wifi access, Studynet our versatile online study environment usable on and off campus, and open access to our labs.

  • Level 7
    Module Credits Compulsory/optional
    Data Mining 15 Credits Compulsory
    Neural Networks and Machine Learning 30 Credits Compulsory

    • Further course information

    Course fact sheets
    MSc Data Science and Analytics Download
    Programme specifications
    MSc Computer Science (Modular) Download
    Additional information

    Sandwich placement or study abroad year

    n/a

    Applications open to international and EU students

    		 Yes

    Student experience

    At the University of Hertfordshire, we want to make sure your time studying with us is as stress-free and rewarding as possible. We offer a range of support services including; student wellbeing, academic support, accommodation and childcare to ensure that you make the most of your time at Herts and can focus on studying and having fun.

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    • Funding and fees

      Other financial support

      Find out more about other financial support available to UK and EU students

      Living costs / accommodation

      The University of Hertfordshire offers a great choice of student accommodation, on campus or nearby in the local area, to suit every student budget.

      View detailed information about our accommodation

      Fees 2020

      UK/EU Students

      Full time
      • £8925 for the 2020/2021 academic year
      Part time
      • £745 per 15 credits for the 2020/2021 academic year

      International Students

      Full time
      • £14500 for the 2020/2021 academic year
      Part time
      • £1210 per 15 credits for the 2020/2021 academic year

      Fees 2021

      UK Students

      Full time
      • £9450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
      Part time
      • £790 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year

      EU Students

      Full time
      • £15500 for the 2021/2022 academic year
      Part time
      • £1290 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year

      International Students

      Full time
      • £15500 for the 2021/2022 academic year
      Part time
      • £1290 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year

      *Tuition fees are charged annually. The fees quoted above are for the specified year(s) only. Fees may be higher in future years, for both new and continuing students. Please see the University's Fees and Finance Policy (and in particular the section headed "When tuition fees change"), for further information about when and by how much the University may increase its fees for future years.

      View detailed information about tuition fees

      Read more about additional fees in the course fact sheet

    • How to apply

      International/EU applicants without pre-settled status in the UK

      Apply through our international/EU application portal

      Home and EU applicants with pre-settled/settled status in the UK

      Apply using the links below:


      2021

      Start DateEnd DateLink
      23/09/202130/09/2022Apply online (Full Time)
      20/01/202231/05/2023Apply online (Full Time)
      23/09/202130/09/2022Apply online (Part Time)
      20/01/202231/01/2023Apply online (Part Time)

      2022

      Start DateEnd DateLink
      23/09/202230/09/2023Apply online (Full Time)
      20/01/202331/05/2024Apply online (Full Time)
      23/09/202230/09/2023Apply online (Part Time)
      20/01/202331/01/2024Apply online (Part Time)

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