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United KingdomPostgraduateComputer & Technology

MSc Data Science

University of Southampton, Southampton

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Overview

A one-year full-time master's on the Highfield campus covering data visualisation, machine learning and the foundations of data science, with optional modules in areas such as natural language processing, and a dissertation project.

Highlights

  • Compulsory: Data Visualisation
  • Compulsory: Machine Learning Technologies (MSc)
  • Compulsory: Foundations of Data Science
  • Optional: Natural Language Processing (MSc)

Entry requirements

Academic
A 2:1 degree in computer science or a closely related subject (computer engineering, software engineering, mathematics or statistics, or physics), with a 2:1 in one programming module and a 2:1 in one advanced maths module, ideally statistics and probability.
English language
IELTS overall 6.5 with 6.0 in reading, writing, speaking and listening. The course page lists IELTS only. A pre-sessional English programme is mentioned as an alternative route.
Applicants from Pakistan
The Southampton Pakistan page says high grades in a 4 or 5 year bachelor's degree from a high-ranking Pakistani institution will be considered for postgraduate entry. It gives no percentage or CGPA threshold. Source

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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