{"id":909,"date":"2019-08-01T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=909"},"modified":"2019-08-01T00:00:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T23:00:30","slug":"msc-data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2019-20\/cs\/pg-programmes\/msc-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"MSc Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/hind-zantout.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hind-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/alasdair-j-g-gray.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/gray-135x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Director(s): <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/alasdair-j-g-gray.htm\"> Dr Alasdair Gray<\/a> (Edinburgh) &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/hind-zantout.htm\">Dr Hind Zantout<\/a> (Dubai)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programme Code: F2D1-DSC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This programme is available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/edinburgh\/\">Edinburgh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/dubai\/\">Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201920\/F2D1-DSC_201920.pdf\">Programme Structure and Progression Rules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Computer Science Postgraduate Handbooks<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/CS_PGT_Handbook.pdf\">: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/CS_PGT_Handbook_Edinburgh_201920_Final.pdf\">(Edinburgh)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/CS_PGT_Handbook.pdf\"> | <\/a><a rel=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/CS_PGT_Handbook_Dubai.pdf\">(<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/CS_PGT_Handbook_Dubai_201920_Final.pdf\">Dubai<\/a><a rel=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/CS_PGT_Handbook_Dubai.pdf\">)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme Structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2019-20\/cs\/courses\/f21dl-data-mining-and-machine-learning\/\">F21DL Data Mining and Machine Learning<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2019-20\/cs\/courses\/f21bd-big-data-management\/\"> F21BD Big Data Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2019-20\/cs\/courses\/f21sa-statistical-modelling-and-analysis\/\">F21SA Statistical Modelling and Analysis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2019-20\/cs\/courses\/f21rp-research-methods-and-project-planning\/\"> F21RP Research Methods and Project Planning<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Semester 1 (Optional &#8211; 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