MSc Social Data Science

The MSc Social Data Science underpins the improvement of the information, abilities and students required to be a compelling social information researcher. With modules instructed in both the Department of Government and School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, it outfits future social researchers with a scope of aptitudes in cutting edge information science and computerized reasoning that will empower them to attempt sociologies investigate, utilizing progressively huge and complex informational collections.  The nearby association with Essex County Council, Essex Police and other open part associations guarantees the advancement of fundamental aptitudes to apply information science for open great inside a solid scholastic system. 

This degree gives a presentation and strong establishment in information science for students with a sociology college degree. The accentuation in the course is on huge information, new types of information, and computational strategies to work with such information – all inside a solid structure of social science application and research plan standards. The aim of this degree is to familiarize you with the whole pipeline of processing, analyzing, presenting and making decision using data. This module blends data analysis, decision making and visualization with practical python programming. Students will need a reasonable programming background as they will be expected to develop a complete end-to-end data science application.

You will have courses in both the Department of Government and Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering as this degree is designed to provide you with an advanced understanding of either the politics of a geographical area or an aspect of the discipline.