Masters Degrees in Operational Research, Ireland

This course will help you analyse and understand the large data sets that are regularly being created via the huge growth in freely available online information. This is an exceedingly valuable skill and in strong demand from employers. We see Data Analytics as a subject at the crossroads between statistics and computer science, and our Online Professional Diploma contains elements of both. We will give you the tools to apply these advanced skills to maximum effect in any work-related environment.

There are no lectures to attend. Students will be given videos, online demonstrations, and interactive games to enhance their learning, with regular feedback and interaction via course tutors through the UCD website.

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The Online MSc in Data Analytics covers 18 5-credit modules, two per semester over 9 semesters or 3 years, of which the Online Professional Diploma in Data Analytics covers the first 4. This first year is designed to introduce you to statistical and mathematical concepts in Data Analytics and Data Mining, and to get you started on programming with data. The second year is split between understanding the theory behind statistical and mathematical models for data via predictive analytics, and dealing with data sets at scale using Python and multivariate techniques. The final year covers some advanced methods: Monte Carlo, Bayesian Analysis, Time Series Data, and Complex Stochastic models. A provisional list of topics is as follows:

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The MSc in Data and Computational Science is designed for students from highly quantitative disciplines who wish to work in data analytics or computational science.

Computational science is at the crossroads between modern applied mathematics and statistics, and our programme recognizes this fact by combining aspects of both in a unique set of tailored modules including scientific computing, mathematical modelling, and data analytics.

- The programme will equip you to solve complex scientific problems and analyse large data sets using a range of theoretical tools, from deterministic mathematical modelling to Bayesian analysis.

- The intensive programming modules will allow you develop a range of sought-after skills in practical programming and data analytics, including applications in high-performance computing.

- Topical application areas are offered each year, including cryptography, numerical weather prediction, and financial mathematics. The dissertation will give you further hands-on experience in computational science and will allow you to apply the key theoretical and practical skills by working on a challenging research topic.

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