{"id":909,"date":"2020-08-03T08:57:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T07:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=909"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T15:25:09","slug":"msc-data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/cs\/pg-programmes\/msc-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"MSc Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/dubai\/profiles\/teaching\/hind-zantout.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zantout.jpg\" alt=\"Hind Zantout\" class=\"wp-image-8669\" style=\"width:135px;height:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zantout.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zantout-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_LeBras_2023_14x18-150x150.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_LeBras_2023_14x18-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_LeBras_2023_14x18-230x230.webp 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Program Directors: <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/pierre-le-bras-2\">Dr Pierre Le Bras <\/a>(Edinburgh) &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/dubai\/profiles\/teaching\/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>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/programmedetails\/F2D1-DSC?termcode=202425\">Official 2024\/25 Programme Structure on Curriculum Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme Structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><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\/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\/cs\/courses\/f21bd-big-data-management\/\"> F21BD Big Data Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/cs\/courses\/f21sa-statistical-modelling-and-analysis\/\">F21SA Statistical Modelling and Analysis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/cs\/courses\/f21rp-research-methods-and-project-planning\/\"> F21RP Research Methods and Project Planning<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/cs\/courses\/f21dv-data-visualisation-and-analytics\/\">F21DV Data Visualisation and Analytics<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Semester 1 (Optional &#8211; 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