Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months or 16 months
The programme covers machine learning, big data analytics, data visualisation, and data management, ensuring graduates are well-prepared for careers in data science. We welcome graduates from a wide range of academic backgrounds who are looking to take advantage of the growing demand for data scientists across almost every industry sector today including finance, health, government, retail and manufacturing.
Recent advances in data science, such as big data, predictive analytics, and AI technologies including ChatGPT and Bard AI are revolutionising the way organisations automate their processes, predict future trends, and engage with customers. However, as the volume, diversity and complexity of data being gathered continue to increase, the key challenge facing organisations today is how to make sense of data, and more importantly, how to use data to inform business decisions.
To solve this problem, companies need data scientists who are not only highly skilled in a wide range of statistical and data analysis tools but who can go beyond statistics to gain real insights from data.
2:2 (lower second class) Honours degree or equivalent in any subject will be considered.
The overall objective of this programme is to create experts who can combine their mathematical modelling and programming skills with an ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams to extract knowledge and insights from data.
According to Prospects.ac.uk, entry-level salaries for Data Scientists range from £25,000 to £30,000. With a few years' experience you could expect to earn £40,000 to £60,000, while experienced, high-level, data scientists or contractors can earn upwards of £60,000, in some cases reaching more than £100,000.
Graduates of this programme will be well placed to pursue careers such as:
Business Intelligence Analyst
Data Architect
Data Mining Engineer
Data Scientist
Core Modules:
Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD5006)
Introduction to Programming (PX5007)
Data Visualisation (PX5019)
Image Analysis (PX5023)
Introduction to Python and R (PX5026)
Advanced Statistics and Special Applications (PX5504)
Introduction to Data Science (PX5508)
Machine Learning (PX5509)
Statistics and Time Series Analysis (PX5510)
Data Science Project (PX5901)
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