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Data Analytics and AI at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

This MSc Data Analytics and AI has been designed to offer you specialised training to improve your skills and deepen your knowledge of data analytics and artificial intelligence. Why choose this course?

  • It is ideal if you already work in the IT sector, or you intend to pursue a career in IT or undertake a research degree.
  • You will benefit from the course's significant coverage of emerging technologies and research developments, and its particular focus on areas of expertise and research specialisation from within our School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences.
  • You will obtain knowledge of increasingly important technologies within the IT industry, alongside an understanding of their relationship to current and emerging industry practices.
What you will learn On this course you will gain in-depth knowledge of data analytics including tools, techniques and applications, and acquire valuable practical problem-solving skills. Your training in artificial intelligence will involve machine learning, neural networks and natural language processing, helping you to gain valuable experience with current AI techniques and applications. You will also benefit from the chance to investigate specific areas of research more deeply. How you will learn This MSc Data Analytics and AI is available to study full- or part-time and involves a mixture of daytime and evening classes. You will be taught via lectures, group exercises and practical sessions. You will also have the opportunity to undertake an individual project, supported by a member of our academic team, which allows you to investigate an aspect of data analytics and AI that particularly interests you. Highlights
  • You will study at our Bloomsbury campus in the heart of London, a city fast becoming one of the major European hubs for AI research and development.
  • We provide a stimulating teaching and research environment, with academic specialists in all fields included in this MSc.
  • Birkbeck established one of the first computing departments in the UK in 1957. Our research dates back to the late 1940s, when one of the first electronic computers was developed at Birkbeck by Dr Andrew Booth. We are now home to the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Group and the Birkbeck Institute for Data Analytics.
  • You will have 24-hour access to several laboratories of networked PCs with a range of language compilers, database and other application software. We are connected, via the SuperJANET network, to the computers of other academic institutions in London, elsewhere in the UK and abroad.
  • Birkbeck was ranked in the top 25 universities in the UK for its Computer Science and Informatics research in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
Careers and employability On successfully completing this MSc Data Analytics and AI you will have gained an array of valuable transferable skills, including the ability to:
  • demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems
  • act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional level
  • conduct a critical appraisal of material synthesised from research papers
  • communicate conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences
  • deal with complex issues systematically and creatively.
Graduates can pursue career paths in software engineering, IT, consultancy, or research. Possible professions include:
  • IT architect
  • (AI) programmer
  • data scientist
  • data analyst
  • software engineer
  • systems analyst
  • database administrator
  • systems administrator
  • testing and software quality engineer.
We offer a comprehensive careers service - Careers and Enterprise - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education and future ambitions.

Modules

For information about course structure and the modules you will be studying, please visit Birkbeck’s online prospectus.

Assessment method

Coursework, written examinations and a project.

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this programme is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above or MSc in computer science, with the syllabus containing a substantial amount of programming, preferably in an object-oriented language. Joint honours computing graduates may also be eligible, provided they have covered a substantial amount of programming, or have equivalent professional experience in the IT industry.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £11700 Year 1
Northern Ireland £11700 Year 1
Scotland £11700 Year 1
Wales £11700 Year 1
International £20340 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.
Data Analytics and AI at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS