Data Science and Analytics

The Data Science and Analytics M.Sc. degree from the University of Westminster addresses the need to propel information-gathering and data organisation, and exploit potential information and knowledge hidden in routinely collected data to improve decision-making. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

The Data Science and Analytics M.Sc. degree from the University of Westminster stretches the artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and decision science themes to business intelligence, data science and business analytics.

You'll focus on developing solutions to real-world problems associated with the changing nature of IT infrastructure and increasing volumes of data, using applications and case studies, while gaining a deep appreciation of the underlying models and techniques.

You'll also gain a greater understanding of the impact technological advances have on nature and practices adopted within data science, business intelligence and analytics, and how to adapt to these changes.

The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Career

• You'll focus on developing solutions to real-world problems associated with the changing nature of IT infrastructure and increasing volumes of data, and gain a deep appreciation of the underlying models and techniques, equipping you with the practical skills needed to become a data science and analytics specialist.

• Typically, graduates of this course will be employed as consultants, data scientists, decision modelling or advanced data analysts, members of technical/analytics teams supporting the decision making of middle and top management in a diverse range of sectors.

Job roles

This course will prepare you for roles such as:

• Ad Technology Manager

• Big data architect

• Chief data officer

• Data analyst

• Data scientist

• Enterprise data architect

• Insights manager

• Lead information analyst

• Managing consultant

• Revenue optimisation manager

• Senior data scientist

• Senior insight analyst

• Technical insight analyst

This program will be submitted for accreditation by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, to be considered for accreditation for partial CITP (Chartered IT Professional) and accreditation as partially meeting the educational requirement for CEng (Chartered Engineer).

Courses include:

• Business Analytics

• Data Mining and Machine Learning

• Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

• Data Visualisation and Dashboarding

• Web and Social Media Analytics

• Simulation Modelling