MSc in Human and Social Data Science
Falmer, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 21,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international: 1 August 2024 / UK: 1 September 2024
** for international students; £10,500 for home students
Introduction
Please note: this course is now closed for international applicants for 2023. It remains open for UK applicants.
Data is everywhere and affects every aspect of our lives and our society – from fitness trackers to online shopping to social media. Data is used to understand human behaviour, and to inform policy, journalism and strategy.
This course is for you if you:
- Are a graduate in the social sciences, business or the humanities;
- Have an interest in data and data-driven methods;
- Plan a career in the field of data science.
Understanding how and why data is used, and the societal and ethical implications of doing so, are at the heart of this MSc. On the course, you’ll explore:
- Modern information and communication technologies
- The python programming language
- Probability theory, statistics, linear algebra and calculus
- Machine-learning techniques
- Ethics and interpretability.
You can choose to focus your studies on digital media, or on innovation and policy.
You’ll learn from experts at the forefront of their fields. Collaboration with our industry partners will give you career development opportunities.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers so that we continue to attract talented and unique people.
Scholarships available:
- Article 26 Scholarship
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Postgraduate Conversion Scholarship
- Chancellor's International Engineering and Informatics Scholarships
- Chancellor's Masters Scholarship
- Climate Leaders Scholarship
- Dr John Birch Music Scholarship (Organ)
- Dr John Birch Music Scholarships
- Friends of the University of Sussex Scholarship
- Mandela Scholarship
- Saïd Foundation Scholarships
- Sports Scholarships Scheme
- Sussex Alumni Award
- Sussex Bangladesh Scholarship
- Sussex Egypt Scholarship
- Sussex Graduate Scholarship
- Sussex GREAT Scholarship China
- Sussex GREAT Scholarship Malaysia
- Sussex GREAT Scholarship Mexico
- Sussex India Scholarship
- Sussex Nigeria Scholarship
- Sussex Pakistan Scholarship
- Sussex Turkey Scholarship
- Sussex Vietnam Scholarship
- Technopolis UK Masters Scholarship
Working while you study
Our Careers and Employability Centre can help you find part-time work while you study.
Curriculum
Choose to study this course full time or part-time, to fit around your work and personal life. Modules for the full-time course are listed below.
For details about the part-time course, contact us.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2022/23. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown below.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
All year
- Dissertation (Human and Social Data Science)
Autumn teaching
- Data Science Research Methods
- Mathematics and Computational Methods for Complex Systems
- Systems for Information Management
Spring teaching
- Data Science Masters Research Proposal
- Machine Learning
- Wider Topics in Data Science
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
Autumn teaching
- Applied Natural Language Processing
- Digital Journalism
- Media, Law and Ethics
- Policy Making and Policy Analysis
- Programming through Python
Spring teaching
- Artificial Intelligence and Policies for Technological Revolutions
- Industrial and Innovation Policy
- New Developments in Digital Media
- Race, Culture and the Media
- Techno-Feminism History and Practice
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
There’s strong employer demand for skilled people in artificial intelligence and data science. The UK Government’s Digital Strategy predicts that within 20 years, 90% of all jobs will require some element of digital skills.
As a Human and Social Data Science graduate, you’re well prepared for a wide range of careers in many fields, including:
- Online retail and marketing
- Economic policy research for developing countries
- Media production
- Innovation and technology policy
- Technology and engineering
- Management, finance and banking
- The Civil Service
- Teaching and academic research.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.