Masters Degrees (Computational Social Science)

Use statistical and computational methods to understand society and human behaviour. The programme prepares you to harness complex data and advanced computational tools to address these and other important social questions. Read more

The Master of Data Science (Social Analytics) shares a common core with the other Master of Data Science programmes. Read more

The Master of Data Science (Health) shares a common core with the other Master of Data Science programmes and will provide graduates with quantitative skills required for the practical analysis of health data. Read more

Use big data to tackle society’s biggest challenges How do communities bounce back after tragic events like the COVID-19 pandemic? What role do social media play in political polarisation? How can analysing data help us find solutions? And what are the ethical concerns in mining data? These are big questions that require big answers. Read more

The MSc in Applied Data Science is designed to provide appropriate training to students with a non-specialist background to enable them to enhance their future opportunities and play a key role in digital economy. Read more

This programme will provide you with an understanding of the key issues in approaches to, and techniques of, research in the social sciences. Read more

The multidisciplinary MSc in Social Data Science welcomes students with an interest in applying quantitative and computational methods to questions of social and political significance for academics, policymakers, and the public. Read more

Data is revolutionising the way health and social care is delivered. The demand for health and social care professionals with data science skills is unprecedented. Read more

Data science is the study of the computational principles, methods, and systems for extracting and structuring knowledge from data; and the application and use of those principles. Read more

There has been a huge increase in demand for data and computational specialists across almost every industry, from energy and manufacturing to retail, healthcare and cyber security. Read more

This course will enable you to develop a high level understanding of quantitative and computational geographical methods. This includes skills in GIS software and statistical programming languages, such as R or Python. Read more

In a world of exponentially increasing data volumes, computationally intelligent data handling algorithms are crucial in a wide range of fields that require fast, accurate and automated decision-making. Read more