Overview

This Data and Decision Analytics (Online) MSc programme from The University of Edinburgh will equip you with the tools and skills required to progress in your current career or open up a range of new career pathways for you to follow.

Career opportunities:

The MSc Data and Decision Analytics will offer students from a range of degree backgrounds the opportunity to equip themselves with an artillery of concepts, methods, and applications of data analytics, along with hands-on and practical experience in applying them. It is not just about being able to analyse and digest the data available, but to then translate this into effective decision-making.

We expect the programme to open a range of career pathways in analytics for our graduates or to allow them to progress further within their existing career. Roles we anticipate to be among these pathways include:

Business consultants
Business analysts
Data analysts
Business intelligence and analytics consultants
Metrics and analytics specialists
Analytics associates
Solution architects
Business process analysts
Management consulting associates
Operational research consultants

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Management
Heuristic Optimisation
Online Learning and Decision Making
Data Analysis and Statistics for Business
Python Programming
Storytelling in Data and Decision Analytics

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-16 00:00:00

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If the programme is not full by the final application deadline, we may be able to consider applications submitted after that date.

Language

English

PTE Academic

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Business Intelligence Computer Sciences Data Science & Big Data View 87 other Masters in Computer Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

PTE Academic

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent in an area related to management science, operational research, statistics, econometrics, mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, or business and management with a distinct quantitative content.
Your background should ideally include courses and/or experience gained in topics such as linear algebra, calculus, probability, statistics, and computer programming.
If you have a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent in an unrelated subject we may consider your application if you have relevant work experience.
Work experience is desirable but not mandatory.
All students are recommended to have their own laptop for this programme.

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Tuition Fee

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International

10200 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20400 GBP for the full programme during 24 months.
National

10200 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20400 GBP for the full programme during 24 months.

Funding

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