MSc Data Science at Aberystwyth University

Data Science is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary area, with applications in business, government, public health, and the sciences. Its applications range from identifying customers’ buying patterns and monitoring machinery to tracking the spread of a disease and logging and improving an individual's health. There is therefore a huge unfilled demand for graduates with skills in ‘Big Data’.

Why study MSc Data Science at Aberystwyth University?

• Aberystwyth University is a top 50 university for research power and intensity – REF 2014
• Opportunity to study in Departments with links to many major companies and a strong research focus

• Opportunity for graduates of any discipline to significantly enhance their employability

• Opportunity to apply the knowledge from this course to other areas, including your initial undergraduate discipline

• 100% of the Department of Computer Science’s research was deemed either world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of research impact – REF 2014

• 98% of the Department of Computer Science’s research, and 100% of the Department of Mathematical Sciences’ research was of an internationally recognised standard or higher – REF 2014

• Aberystwyth Department of Computer Science graduates exceed the national subject area average for employability

• Our taught masters degrees are designed to meet the needs both of students intending a career in research, and those who want to accelerate an industrial career

Career

The range of careers to which our graduates advance is vast and continuously expanding. Examples of pathways our previous graduates have taken include working for/ as:

• Google

• MarkLogic

• Investment banks 

• Product Managers 

• setting up their own companies

• Developing careers in research 

There are many opportunities for Data Scientists in the jobs market, and whatever your intention post-MSc, you will be offered support with your career planning. 

Skills 

Throughout this course, students will develop skills, qualities, and expertise that will make them extremely marketable to employers. On this course you will: 

• Develop specialized technical skills in the areas of data handling, data management, data analytics and data mining, relational modelling, cryptography, and system security 

• Develop subject-specific expertise, including an awareness of the legal, social, ethical and professional issues involved in handling data, and knowledge of statistical techniques and methods for large data sets 

• Develop study and research skills 

• Enhance your problem solving and analytical abilities 

• Enhance your communication skills through a diverse mixture of learning and assessment methods 

University Careers Service 

Nationwide employers in the industry of Computer Science visit the university’s Careers Fairs. The university’s Careers Service also offers a wide variety of specialist services.