Data Analytics for Government (MSc)
Southampton, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Aug 2024*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 24,200 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for UK | international applicants: 29 July 2024
** for EU and international student | UK students: GBP 12,700
Introduction
Develop the specialist skills and knowledge to carry out official statistics work on this flexible Data Analytics for Government MSc at the University of Southampton. Learn the survey methods and social data analysis skills to work for the UK government, an overseas government, or a non-government organisation conducting large-scale statistical or analytical work.
This UK social data science master’s course is ideal if you are currently working in official statistics or the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
You'll strengthen and update your professional skills and knowledge of survey methods, data science and data analysis.
Compulsory topics you’ll cover include:
- The Use of Statistical Software, Such as R and Python, for Data Manipulation, Analysis and Simulation
- Dealing With Administrative and Big Data Sources
- The Scope and Organisation of Official Statistics
- Statistical Acts and Codes and Practice
You’ll be able to fit the course to your personal interests or career plans through a range of specialist optional modules.
Admissions
Curriculum
Part-Time Study
If you choose to study the course over 2 to 5 years, you must:
- Complete 2 Modules Each Year
- Complete All Modules by the End of Semester 2 in Your Fourth Year of Registration
Your optional modules take place in 1-week slots throughout the year. We rotate these modules over a 4-year cycle, so not all optional modules are available each year.
Full-Time Study
If you choose to study full-time over 1 year you'll focus on the taught part of your course for the first 8 months (semesters 1 and 2). For the remainder of the degree, you’ll work independently on your dissertation.
Compulsory modules are available each year. Only the scheduled optional modules for a particular year will be available.
Modules
The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn in this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
You must study the following module :
- Dissertation
You must also choose from the following modules :
- Administrative data in Official Statistics
- Advanced Statistical Modelling I: Generalised Linear Models
- Analysis of Complex Survey Data
- Data Mining
- Data Science Foundations
- Data Visualisation
- Demographic Methods 2
- Demographic Methods I
- Evaluation and Monitoring
- Machine Learning
- Regression Modelling
- Statistical Programming
- Statistics in Government
- Survey Data Collection
- Survey Fundamentals
- Time Series Analysis
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
As a graduate of this course, you’ll have the specialist skills and knowledge to conduct professional statistical work within government, either in the UK or overseas.
You’ll be able to specialise further in your current organisation or take on a fresh challenge with a new employer.
Many of the skills taught in the program, such as survey methods and data analysis, are also in great demand by employers outside government.
Data analysis skills are in demand in sectors such as:
- Education
- The Environment
- Finance
- Forensics
- Health
- Market Research
- Transportation
Program delivery
The learning activities for this course include:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Discussions
- Group Work
- Project Work
- Independent Study
Assessment
We’ll assess you through:
- Coursework
- Written Exams
- A Dissertation