Overview

The Big Data (Online) MSc course from University of Stirling is a taught advanced Masters degree covering coding skills, the technology of Big Data and the science of data analytics.

Key facts

This is a 100% online course which gives you the opportunity to study in a way that suits your personal and professional needs. A combination of video lectures, live sessions and online materials are used to teach this course enabling you to access them whenever is the right time for you.
Scotland is a growing and dynamic country with an exciting future at the heart of the data science revolution. £661 million invested in vision of turning capital city into the ‘Data Capital of Europe’ (Source: Scottish Development International).
On successful completion of this programme, you should be able to demonstrate:

an understanding of the issues of scalability of databases, data analysis, and search
the ability to choose the right solution for a commercial task involving big data, including databases, architectures and cloud services
an understanding of the analysis of big data including methods to visualise and automatically learn from vast quantities of data
the programming skills to build simple solutions using big data technologies such as MapReduce and scripting for NoSQL, and the ability to write parallel algorithms for multi-processor execution

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Machine Learning
Mathematical Foundations
Representing and Manipulating Data
Commercial and Scientific Applications
Cloud Computing
Statistics with R

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Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-22 00:00:00

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The University of Stirling accepts Master's applications year-round with no deadlines. Apply anytime, even just weeks before your intended start date!

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Stirling, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Statistics Data Science & Big Data Web Technologies & Cloud Computing View 20 other Masters in Statistics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A minimum of a second class Honours degree or equivalent in a numerate subject such as maths, computing, engineering or an analytic science. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate work experience are encouraged to apply.
If you don’t currently meet the academic requirements for this course, INTO University of Stirling offers a variety of preparation programmes that can earn you the qualifications and skills you need for direct entry.
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International

12100 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12100 GBP per year during 24 months.
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12100 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12100 GBP per year during 24 months.

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