MSc Data Science (Online) at Lancaster University

Move from academic theory to real-world artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) applications, with a career-focused MSc Data Science from Lancaster University. Our curriculum leverages popular tools, such as Hadoop, Spark and PyTorch – all sought by today’s employers. Through practical, hands-on learning experiences, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of foundational and advanced programming, data analysis and mathematical concepts that are crucial to succeed as a data science professional.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology  |  Department: Computing and Communications  |  Duration: Part time 28 months  |  Study mode: part-time / online  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Fundamentals of AI and DS, Intelligent Agents and Autonomous Systems, Introduction to AI and Data Science, Large-scale platforms for AI and Data Science, Natural Language Processing and Language Models, Project Dissertation, Project Foundations, Statistical Learning.

Career pathways

The Future of Jobs Report 2023 by the World Economic Forum states that AI and machine learning specialists, along with data analysts and scientists, are among the top fastest growing jobs worldwide. Employers are continually looking for graduates with the technical, problem-solving and presentation skills to capture, analyse and articulate data to drive transformative organisational change.

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