Course summary

Studying Data Science and AI at master’s level with us gives you the opportunity to deepen your core competencies in data science and AI, and to strengthen your skills in developing data- and AI-driven products and services. Furthermore, the ethical and social dimensions of data science and AI are actively explored in this course—ensuring you have a deep and critical understanding of the impacts of related technologies, and a familiarity with human-centred methods for designing and reasoning about new systems. In this course, you will apply scientific and mathematical principles to guide the creation and evaluation of mathematical models of real-world problems, using computer programming. You will also use programming to implement, experiment with, and deploy machine learning systems. You will focus on applications of data science and AI to a broad range of domains, involving diverse types of data and content, from numerical data to text and media. You will critically engage with contemporary thinkers from diverse disciplines concerned with the ethical and social implications of data science and AI. You will also work in collaborative, creative problem solving which leverages and strengthens your technical and teamwork skills, your critical thinking, and your knowledge of application domains and stakeholders. You will undertake a thesis project that targets your preferred technology sector or domain of work, supporting your progression to industry or further academic research.