Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Bournemouth University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Computer science

About this course

This course provides you with advanced knowledge, methods and processes as an enabler for deploying data science and artificial intelligence. This will lead to solving 21st century world problems with greater scalability and efficiencies.

Why study MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at BU?

  • Learn about recent advances in the fields of data analytics, big data tools and technologies, machine intelligence while concretely experimenting on machine knowledge extraction and decision-support

  • Use a broad range of data science tools and technologies, from those which are established (MATLAB, R and Weka), to the new favourites which prepare you for mainstream data science jobs (Python, Jupyter notebook, Apache Spark and libraries such as Keras, TensorFlow, and PyTorch)

  • Graduate with important skills in strategic thinking for scientific research implementation and communication

  • We’ve established close relationships with companies, research and government agencies that are interested in recruiting skilled graduates in data science and artificial intelligence

  • Take part in organised codejams/hackathons, visit organisations and work on practical data science and artificial problems. This will support you in establishing an internship or placement

  • Tailor your learning towards the areas that interest you, with option units covering topics such as neuronal analysis, smart systems, computer vision and Blockchain.

    Providing you with most advanced knowledge, methods and processes as enablers for deploying data science and artificial intelligence-based solutions to real-world problems.

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 5 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time with year in industry

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 16 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time with year in industry

    Duration: 30 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2139 Information technology professionals
    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    3131 IT operations technicians
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
    2136 IT quality and testing professionals

    Course Details

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