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Data Science (Earth and Environmental Analytics) at University of Manchester - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Whether you’re trying to make sense of a football match, a general election or a business’ financial performance, data is vital. Our Data Science – Earth and Environment Analysis master’s will teach you invaluable skills for today’s economy such as:

  • data analysis
  • project design
  • computational methods
  • data stewardship.
This pathway focusses particularly on the data techniques and uses that are most relevant to environmental management, with optional course units exploring themes such as pollution control and subsurface geoscience. The course welcomes applicants from a range of STEM, business and humanities backgrounds. Working with the rest of your student cohort will enrich your understanding of the uses and potential of data. Upon course completion, you’ll have developed a highly valued skillset, enhancing your employability across countless sectors.

Entry requirements

High 2:1 honours degree (or overseas equivalent) See application and selection tab. In your application, you should demonstrate aptitude, knowledge and/or interest in three areas: - data analytics and/or statistics; - computational subjects; and - pathway specific requirements. These can be demonstrated by course units taken at undergraduate level and high school level, or professional experience. For this Pathway we would expect applicants to evidence an interest and/or experience in topics related to environmental analysis. Examples are: - Working experience in environment-themed topics (e.g. environment, climate, natural ecosystems, human social and economic systems, and health) - Experience in working in data science, GIS or environmental based data analysis Evidence of training in environment-themed methods or topics

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

For fees for entry in 2025, please view the course listing on our website.

Sponsorship information

We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students. In addition, the Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a First class Bachelor's degree and are progressing to a postgraduate taught master's course. For more information, see fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database.

Data Science (Earth and Environmental Analytics) at University of Manchester - UCAS