Data Science

London South Bank University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Computer science

About this course

This postgraduate Masters course is uniquely designed for both computing and non-computing graduates wishing to pursue a career in data science community.

Data science is at the intersection of the fields of computer science, statistics, and design. In a rapidly evolving world, new types of big data are emerging from mobile devices, sensors, instruments, transactional systems, web logs, social media, the cloud and other sources. Businesses are accumulating big data at a rate that often exceeds their capacity to extract value from it.

MSc Data Science is ideally placed to provide you with technical knowledge and employer-focused skills required in a data scientist role. The course will develop your specialist knowledge of data acquisition, data cleansing, data analysis, information extraction, prediction, visualization, story-telling and explanation.

You'll gain hands-on experience using industry standard tools for data science, business intelligence and analytics including SAS, Tableau MS SQL Server, Oracle Database, and R Programming.

Study Options

This course is available in 6 study options:

Part-time

Duration: 24 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Part-time block-release

Duration: 24 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 12 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 18 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Full-time with year in industry

Duration: 24 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Full-time with year in industry

Duration: 36 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2139 Information technology professionals
5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2141 Web design professionals
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
3132 IT user support technicians

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
12 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
London
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Computer science