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United KingdomPostgraduateComputer & Technology

MSc Data Science

University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen

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Overview

A taught master's on campus in Aberdeen covering programming in Python and R, statistics, machine learning, data visualisation and image analysis, ending in a 60 credit data science project. All listed courses are compulsory.

Highlights

  • Introduction to Python and R
  • Machine Learning
  • Statistics and Time Series Analysis
  • Data Science Project

Entry requirements

Academic
A 2:2 (lower second class) Honours degree or equivalent in any subject will be considered. Documents: CV, degree certificate, full transcript and personal statement.
English language
Postgraduate tiers (IELTS Academic or UKVI Academic only): overall 6.5 in both tiers; Standard tier Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 6.0; Higher tier Reading 6.0 with the others the same. PTE Academic overall 62 with 59 in each component. Duolingo overall 120 (Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 105; Reading 95 Standard or 105 Higher). TOEFL iBT for tests from 21 January 2026: overall 4.5 with 4 in each component. The course page does not say which tier applies.
Applicants from Pakistan
Pakistan page: applicants typically need a 4 year Bachelors Degree. A GPA of 2.6 is described as comparable to a UK 2.2, which the page puts at around 65% depending on the institution's grading scale. The page gives the figure as GPA, not CGPA, and gives no scale. Source

Careers

The page lists roles such as data scientist, business intelligence analyst, data architect and data mining engineer.

Working after you graduate

Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.

Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.

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