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PostgraduateMSc

Social Data Science

University of Exeter
Devon, England
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1 yearDuration
£6,325Per Year (Intl)
£12,650Home Fee
N/AContinuation Rate

Course Overview

Offered by University of Exeter, the MSc Social Data Science provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in engineering and technology. Based in Devon, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. - Explore ways to apply data analysis techniques to a range of substantive policy related questions and develop skills in evidence-based decision making - Choose to specialise within a policy subfield such as social and family policy, economic and public policy, environment, criminal justice and security - Delivered by the University's Centre for Computational Social Science (C2S2) providing you with the essential mathematical and programming skills to acquire and analyse data - Put your market-leading social data science skills into practice with optional work placements or industry-... International tuition fees are £6,325 per year, home/UK fees are £12,650 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 76% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £40,500 within three years, a 95% continuation rate, and 70% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Statistical Methods for Social Science
Programming for Data Analysis
Data Acquisition and Management
Policy Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Advanced Social Data Visualisation
Computational Methods in Social Research
Specialisation in Policy and Society
Research Project in Social Data Science
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Requirement2:2

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic66.56.56.56.5

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

£6,325

per year

Total Course Cost (1 years)£6,325

Home Student Fee

£12,650

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Salary data is not yet available for this course.

💼 Employment Breakdown

25%Working
45%Studying
10%Work & Study
70%Professional Jobs
Official Data

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University of Exeter offers Social Data Science as part of its comprehensive programme offerings.

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