MSc Data Analytics at University of Portsmouth

Learn advanced technical and analytical skills to make sense of the vast amounts of data held by organisations, ready to go into data strategist and researcher roles. Master big data methodologies and find the valuable trends and patterns buried in complex datasets using machine learning. On our MSc Data Analytics course, you'll learn how to use data mining tools, machine learning methods and big data concepts as you unlock specialist knowledge of professional analysis methods.

Duration: 1 year full-time (September start); 16 months full-time (January start)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: January 2027 / September 2027 / January 2028  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Data Management; Data Visualisation and Exploratory Analytics; Programming for Data Analytics and AI; Big Data and Machine Learning Applications; Intelligent Data and Text Analytics; Masters Project; Business Intelligence; Corpus Linguistics; Cyber Security for Information Systems; Explainable AI.

Career pathways

As a successful graduate of this course, you'll be able to show the enhanced skills in data science and analytics that companies need to extract the most valuable information from their data.

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