MSc Behavioural Data Science / Psychological Data Science at Nottingham Trent University

A Masters combining data science techniques with psychological theory to extract theory-based insights from complex human data, covering machine learning, programming, data modelling and visualisation alongside behaviour, cognition and neuroscience. From September 2027 entry the course is titled MSc Psychological Data Science.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences  |  Department: Psychology  |  Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Computational Statistics for Psychological Data Science; Psychology of Cyberspace and Online Behaviours; Python for Psychological Data Science and Machine Learning; Visualisation of Psychological Data and Data Dashboards; Data Analysis for Cognitive Neuroscience; Testing Psychological Theories Using Structural Equation Modelling; Professional Skills for Psychological Data Science; and a Psychological Data Science Research Project.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for data science roles exploring human behaviour in sectors such as healthcare, education and services, or for research roles and PhD study.

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