Overview

Whether your background is in Geography, Planning, or Social Sciences more broadly, or in numerate subjects such as Computer Science and Engineering, this Geographic Data Science and Spatial Analytics course offered by University of Bristol will help you succeed in the dynamic field of Geographic Data Science and Spatial Analytics.

Career prospects

An MSc from Bristol greatly enhances your employment prospects.

This MSc provides graduates with the skills needed for successful careers as data scientists and data consultants in the private and public sectors. Students have gone on to work in consultancy and in technology and engineering companies, as well as governmental and third sector/non-profit organisations. Many of our top graduate continue in research institutes and think-tanks or pursue further study through a PhD.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Science and Machine Learning in Geography

Urban Analytics and City Science

Geographic Information Retrieval and Integration

Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography

Quantifying Climate Risks

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-27 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-21 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bristol, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Geography Data Science & Big Data Data Analytics View 408 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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88

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67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in any subject. You will also need to have achieved 60% minimum (or international equivalent) in at least one of the below modules:

Applied Statistics

Mathematics

Machine Learning

Data Mining

Quantitative Geography

Python or R

Online courses in data science may be considered on a case by case basis.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32600 GBP / year

≈ 32600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

14800 GBP / year

≈ 14800 GBP / year

Additional Details

Home: part-time (two years)

£7,400 per year

Living costs

Bristol

United Kingdom

750 - 1260 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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