Study Data Science MSc at The University of Edinburgh in the UK, School of Informatics

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Data science is the study of the computational principles, methods, and systems for extracting and structuring knowledge from data and the application and use of those principles. Large data sets are now generated by almost every activity in science, society, and commerce - ranging from molecular biology to social media, from sustainable energy to health care.As an MSc Data Science student, you will explore how to efficiently find patterns in these vast streams of data. Many research areas have tackled parts of this problem:Machine learning focuses on finding patterns and making predictions from data.Ideas from algorithms and databases are required to build systems that scale to big data streams.Separate research areas have grown around different types of unstructured data such as text, images, sensor data, video, and speech.

Which department am I in?

School of Informatics

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£45,410.00 (US$ 58,644) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Main Campus

Old College, South Bridge,

Edinburgh,

EH8 9YL, Scotland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in informatics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, econometrics, electrical engineering, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, physics, psychology or another quantitative discipline.

Entry to this programme is competitive. A typical offer will normally require a UK first class honours degree.

You should have experience of computer programming equivalent to an introductory programming course and have completed the equivalent of 60 SCQF credits or 30 ECTS credits of mathematics during your degree that have typically covered the following subjects/topics: calculus (differentiation and integration), linear algebra (vectors and multi-dimensional matrices), discrete mathematics and mathematical reasoning (e.g. induction and reasoning, graph theoretic models, proofs), and probability (concepts in discrete and continuous probabilities, Markov chains etc.)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.