Welcome to the MSc. Big Data Analytics

MSc Big Data Analytics at our university explores statistics, computing and management to help you develop the skills and expertise needed by a data scientist. You learn about data analytics (including statistical modelling and data mining), systems development (including big data and distributed systems), data integration, how data is stored and utilised, and the core skills around professionalism and research
You will gain the essential skills and confidence required to apply and produce knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding big data analytics in a range of contexts. This will enable you to evaluate, adapt, create and utilise appropriate models, methods, practices, theories and computational techniques in the face of changing and evolving technology. There is the opportunity to develop a critical understanding of visualisation concepts, modelling and algorithmic foundations, as well as to develop and evaluate new or advanced bespoke solutions for processing, analysing and making sense of big and/or complex data.
Career Path
There are many industries that make use of the skills developed on the course once you have graduated, including

• Pharmaceuticals
• Finance
• Marketing
• Retail
• Public Sector (Police, Government, NHS)

Organisations such as Amazon, Facebook, Ministry of Defence, and Banks all make use of data management/analytics extensively to help them to better understand their customers and to make informed business decisions.
There are many different careers in big data, including:

• data analyst
• data scientist
• database administrator
• statistician
• business intelligence
• data assurance
• data quality
• finance
• higher education