Data plays a major role in modern organisations, especially in research and developing business strategies, so employees with the skills to translate complicated data sets into solutions are in demand. Develop valuable data analysis skills to find solutions for businesses everywhere on this Master’s course.
Next start date: 8 February 2021
Welcome week: 1 February 2021
Application deadline: To guarantee time for your application to be reviewed, please apply by 18 January 2021
Duration: 2 years (part time)
Format: Online, with optional face-to-face events
Total course fees: £10,500 (including a £250 acceptance fee)
With an MSc in Data Analytics, you can take your interest in data into a role that specifically calls for your talents.
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.
You’ll sharpen your technical and technological abilities and master data mining tools, analysing real data gathered from our cosmology, cybersecurity and health informatics research.
Our MSc Data Analytics is a conversion course, so you won’t need any prior knowledge or experience in the fields of data analytics, computer science or programming to apply. We welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds.
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.
Our course advisers are happy to help
To join this course, you must have:
Applicants who don’t have a degree or formal qualifications, but who have appropriate professional experience, may also be considered.
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
Many organisations require data and someone skilled to make sense of it.
After studying this course, you’ll have practical experience with research and software and the specialist knowledge to excel within various industries.
You could go on to a career in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics.
Roles open to you could include:
Discover the key terms that data analytics professionals need to know with our glossary:
Got a question about our courses? Complete the form below and a member of our course adviser team will contact you shortly.
© 2020 UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH COOKIE POLICY MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT PRIVACY POLICY WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
