Course description
Whether you’re trying to make sense of a football match, a general election or a business’ financial performance, data is vital. Our Data Science – Urban Analytics master’s will teach you invaluable skills for today’s economy such as:
- data analysis
- project design
- computational methods
- data stewardship.
This pathway focusses particularly on the data techniques and uses that are most relevant to urban analytics, with optional course units exploring themes like land use, property valuation and town planning.
The course welcomes applicants from a range of STEM, business and humanities backgrounds. Working with the rest of your student cohort will enrich your understanding of the uses and potential of data.
Aims
This innovative MSc in Data Science course is an opportunity for graduates from a broad range of disciplines to develop data science skills.
Our goal is to help you develop into an agile, skilled data scientist, adept at working in a variety of settings and be able to meet the challenges of interdisciplinary teamwork.
Course unit details
Through a set of core units, you will develop a set of key data science skills.
The core units are:
- Machine Learning and Statistics (both semesters);
- Understanding Databases;
- Understanding Data and their Environment;
- Applications in Data Science.
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics and Machine Learning 1: Statistical Foundations | DATA70121 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Statistics & Machine Learning 2: AI, Complex Data, Computationally Intensive Statistics | DATA70132 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Understanding Databases | DATA70141 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Applying Data Science | DATA70202 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Understanding Data and their Environment | DATA71011 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Extended Research Project | DATA72000 | 60 | Mandatory |
| Land and Development | PLAN60102 | 15 | Optional |
| Real Estate Investment and Finance | PLAN60191 | 15 | Optional |
| Advanced Real Estate Finance | PLAN60292 | 15 | Optional |
| Property Valuation | PLAN60331 | 15 | Optional |
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Scholarships and bursaries
The School offers a number of awards for students applying for master's study.
To find our more, please visit our master's funding opportunity search page.