MSc Data Science for Politics & Policymaking at University of Strathclyde

An MSc taught jointly by Government & Public Policy and Computer & Information Sciences that trains students to design, commission and implement projects capturing and analysing large volumes of online data to address political and social problems.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Government & Public Policy (with Computer & Information Sciences)  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Government & Public Policy classes cover Research Design and quantitative or qualitative methodology (depending on past experience) and options in public policy, international relations or comparative politics; Computer & Information Sciences classes cover the ethics of big data and the information society, database management, big data technology and machine learning. A client-based project can replace the standard dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates are sought by political campaigns, think tanks and interest groups shaping public policy, and the civil service, for the ability to design, commission and implement projects that analyse large online datasets.

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