Applied Data Science and Statistics

University of Exeter
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Mathematics and statistics

About this course

- Designed for those wanting to work with and derive meaning from data, but without prior experience of programming

  • Explore a wide variety of applications to prepare you for a career working with data in a wide variety of sectors

  • Graduate with the capability to extract otherwise-hidden information within data and use it to make informed decisions, with the skills needed to enter a Data Scientist or Analyst role

  • Learn a variety of languages essential to Data Science, including R and Python

  • Work with data and gain the ability to perform statistical analysis to answer questions, and understand how to interpret and communicate results in the presence of bias and uncertainty.

    To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.

  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
    2434 Business and related research professionals
    2422 Finance and investment analysts and advisers

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Devon
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Mathematics and statistics