Data Analytics (Distance Learning) University of Huddersfield Distance Learning Unit

Overview

With an option for distance learning, this course meets the demand for experts with advanced skills and knowledge in the following:

• Statistics
• Data mining techniques
• Big data and associated file systems
• Complex data visualisation

You’ll finish our Data Analytics (Distance Learning) course at The University of Huddersfield Distance Learning Unit  with a deeper understanding of how to analyse and visualise complex datasets, evaluate existing and emerging data science technology and provide novel data solutions to stakeholders to improve their decision-making process.

Why study Data Analytics MSc (Distance Learning) at Huddersfield?

• Our hands-on Data Analytics MSc (Distance Learning) is designed to meet the demand for a new kind of IT specialist with skills and knowledge in data science. The course provides students the opportunity for professional development and valuable practice.
• Our course is SAS certified. The SAS Institute is a multinational enterprise providing analytical solutions, platform and software, and training courses to high profile companies, and to academia. You will follow SAS training as part of your course, which puts you on the path to apply for SAS Certification and also allows you to obtain SAS Digital Badges that you can use in your CV or your online profiles to prove your skills to employers. Our partnership with SAS also gives you access to relevant job opportunities through portals like Handshake UK.
• This course is also fully accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT and by completing it, you will have partially fulfilled the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.

Career

• We would expect to see graduates progress to careers in all sectors, such as finance, consulting, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, government and education. Typical job roles would include, business intelligence, data assurance, quality, finance and sales.
• You could also go on to further study and the University has many options available for postgraduate research which may interest you.
• 88.2% Percentage of graduates from the School of Computing and Engineering who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 18/19, UK domiciled graduates).