MSc Data Analytics

The Queen's University Belfast offers a full-time, one year, Postgraduate Taught Data Analytics (MSc) course. This course is perfect for graduates with a quantitative background who want to enable a shift to become a professional data analyst. The course offers career-centric modules that create industry-ready graduates possessing the knowledge, skills and experience needed to work in the Data Analytics field.Course Content: The Data Analytics MSc features a wide range of course content to develop core data analytics skills in students. Core areas include technological topics such as Databases, Machine Learning, Risk, and Programming for Data Analysis. It also involves the study of business and organizational topics such as Leadership for Sustainable Futures and Business and Management.Key Modules: The programme consists of two semesters of taught modules followed by an intensive period of a data-focused project carried out over the summer. The data-focused project is a key aspect, enabling students to apply their newly acquired skills to real-world problems provided by industry partners.Accreditations: This programme is accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.Future Careers: The course's multifaceted approach equips graduates with the necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to pursue careers in a variety of sectors utilizing data analytics. These include the IT industry, consulting, banking and finance, Higher Education and Government. The door is also open for further study towards a research degree.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.