Masters (Coursework)
Enter the revolutionary area of Big Data where there is an acute shortage of data scientists.
Vast volumes of data are generated every day around the globe. The need to make sense of it has given rise to the concept of 'Big Data', and to a new career - 'data scientist'.
Data science brings together the best of data management and analytic methods, and the presentation of results - all in a closed loop cycle for continuous learning and improvement within the organisation.
This rapidly expanding area has applications in search and information retrieval, e-commerce, finance, health, natural language modelling and artificial intelligence
The aim of this program is to produce graduates with the analytic and technical skills to effectively use Python, Hadoop, R and SAS to analyse Big Data and extract useful information to support the management and operations of an organisation.
In this program you will undertake courses across a broad range of data science topics, which will provide you with hands-on experience in data analytic techniques for real-world challenges.
Taught by leading researchers in data science, you will learn to analyse and visualise rich data sources, spot data trends and to generate data driven insights.
Enter the revolutionary area of big data where there is an acute shortage of data scientists. A McKinsey Global Institute report forecasts a 50 per cent gap between projected demand and supply by 2018.
The field of data science field is evolving at a rapid rate. It will continue to grow as savvy business leaders integrate analytics into every facet of their organisation.
The demand for analytic skills is supported by research from IBM in a recent report - 'The Quant Crunch: How the demand for data science skills is disrupting the job market', which predicts that by 2020, the number of jobs for all US data professionals will increase by 364,000 openings to 2,720,000.
In the UK, the big data and artificial intelligence boom is expected to generate 56,000 data science positions from 2016-2020^.
While the demand for analytic skills crosses multiple industries, fields such as marketing, health care, IT, government and finance are expected to experience a particularly strong need for analytics professionals.
^MT - Management Today, 2016.