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The University of Edinburgh: Data Science Technologies (Online Learning)

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Informatics
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

With advances like generative AI transforming industries, there is an increasing demand for skilled data specialists. Being proficient in data science is growing more important across fields as diverse as the sciences, medicine, arts, and humanities.

This online MSc is designed to provide you with the essential skills needed to further a career in a data-driven world. It allows you to take courses from multiple Schools, bringing together different academic communities across the University to create a modern, multidisciplinary degree programme. It combines elements from fields such as statistical analysis, machine learning, programming and data visualisation to help inform strategic decision making, optimise processes and solve complex, real-world problems.

We go beyond teaching data science; we lead innovations in the field. Our programme will connect you with a high-profile network of research centres, institutes, and innovation centres across the University, empowering you to comprehensively explore the multidisciplinary nature of data science.

You will gain a strong foundational knowledge of the technological advances most relevant today, preparing you for practical, impactful applications in diverse real-world scenarios.

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Edinburgh University

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …

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