MSc Social Data Science 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Exeter |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

PoliticsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Politics

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

MSc Social Data Science

Overview

  • Explore ways to apply data analysis techniques to a range of substantive policy related questions and develop skills in evidence-based decision making
  • Choose to specialise within a policy subfield such as social and family policy, economic and public policy, environment, criminal justice and security
  • Delivered by the highly successful Q-Step Centre for Applied Data Analysis providing you with the essential mathematical and programming skills to acquire and analyse data
  • Put your market-leading social data science skills into practice with optional work placements or industry-based research consultancy projects
  • You’ll gain an understanding of complex political and cultural issues, often in continually changing environments which will be relevant to both business and public sector careers or PhD study


To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Politics

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

MSc Social Data Science

Overview

  • Explore ways to apply data analysis techniques to a range of substantive policy related questions and develop skills in evidence-based decision making
  • Choose to specialise within a policy subfield such as social and family policy, economic and public policy, environment, criminal justice and security
  • Delivered by the highly successful Q-Step Centre for Applied Data Analysis providing you with the essential mathematical and programming skills to acquire and analyse data
  • Put your market-leading social data science skills into practice with optional work placements or industry-based research consultancy projects
  • You’ll gain an understanding of complex political and cultural issues, often in continually changing environments which will be relevant to both business and public sector careers or PhD study


To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.

Admission Requirements

For full details about our entry requirements, including English language requirements and international equivalencies, please visit our course page. 

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