Data plays a major role in modern organisations, especially in research and developing business strategies.
To stay competitive, employers need to identify trends, insights and other valuable information hidden inside complicated data sets. As a result of this, professionals with the ability to translate such sets and enable data-driven business solutions are in high demand.
If you’re interested in building a career as a data professional, this postgraduate course will help you develop valuable data analysis skills to find solutions for businesses around the world.
3 start dates per year: February, May and September
Next start date: 7 February 2022
Application deadline: To guarantee time for your application to be reviewed, please apply by 17 January 2022. We recommend applying as early as possible to secure your place.
Duration: 2 years (part time)
Format: Online, with optional face-to-face events. You can also study an MSc in Data Analytics on campus.
Total course fees: £11,200 (including a £250 acceptance fee)
Application form: Start your application for February 2022 now
On this course, you'll be taught critical thinking and analysis skills by academics conducting research into artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other areas relevant to data analytics.
The programme is designed to prepare you for the real-world challenges of working with data. Your studies will help you to learn how to translate theory into practice – while also providing you with invaluable hands-on experience.
You’ll sharpen your technical and technological abilities by analysing real data gathered from our cosmology, cybersecurity and health informatics research. You can also look forward to mastering useful data mining tools and data visualisation software.
Upon completing the programme, you’ll be equipped with the expertise needed to help you succeed as a data professional, including the ability to:
Design and implement data mining-based applications to solve business problems
Analyse, visualise, and interpret your results to present data-driven insights
Model and implement data warehouses
Manipulate and process datasets and apply various core statistical models
Design and implement a database for businesses when given a set of requirements
On this course, you'll:
On this module, you’ll develop applied knowledge of data mining and text analytics methods in different situations. You’ll gain experience of text mining and data tools, and learn how to visualise and interpret your results to solve real-world problems.
This module explores what big data analytics is and unpacks its challenges. You'll connect remotely to a cluster of Portsmouth computers as you learn to navigate new computational architectures developed to deal with big data and the increasing demand for its processing. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the main scale-out and big data system architectures and platforms, as well as big data methods and algorithms to help you prepare for and adapt to big data’s volatile nature.
Various software applications are used to analyse and discover new insights into an organisation’s raw data. On this module, you’ll learn how to effectively use software - particularly Tableau - to visualise business data and translate it for strategy support. You’ll also be introduced to various types of financial data, reports and decision-making processes, and will learn about data warehouse concepts and their use.
This module covers the fundamentals of data analytics, including the core concepts, statistical methods, techniques and surrounding ethics and professional codes that underpin the field. You’ll learn about emerging trends in data analytics and management, and gain practical experience by learning how to design and implement a database for businesses based on a given set of requirements.
All your studies on this MSc will culminate into a final project that demonstrates the knowledge you’ve gained over the last two years. You can do an Engineering Project where you’ll focus on implementing something, such as a web app or machine learning model. Or you can do a Study Project that involves using big data in a sector of your choice. You’ll then plan, manage, evaluate and reflect upon a proposed solution based on your application of data research, collection and analysis.
All assessments for this course are based on coursework submitted online. Your performance is assessed through coursework such as:
You'll also receive formal and informal tutor feedback to help you improve future work.
I'm a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth. My research interests are in the areas of Data Science (DS), Machine Learning (ML), Evolutionary Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimisation.
Find out how our course will help you develop the skills necessary to succeed as a data analyst or data scientist:
You can study an MSc in Data Analytics on campus:
To join this course, you must have:
If you’re unsure whether you’re eligible to apply, please speak to one of our course advisers on +44 (0)23 9400 3692, or email info@study-online.port.ac.uk
Our MSc Data Analytics is structured to give you the tools required to advance as a professional in the field of data analytics.
In addition to developing your technical and technological expertise, the opportunities you’ll receive to analyse real data, self research, and present projects will aid you in developing the confidence and thoughtfulness needed to excel.
These skills, coupled with the support you can receive from our exceptional Careers and Employability Service, will help position you as a valuable hire to employers across the world.
To learn more about the paths of progression available to you after graduation, visit our Careers and opportunities page:
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