12 monthsProgramme duration
Jan, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The city of Stirling hosts over 70 tech companies, making it a key hub for digital growth and a major tech centre in Central Scotland (source: FinTech Scotland). The MSc Big Data is an advanced Masters course covering the technology of big data and the science of data analytics.
As a big data scientist, you’ll help companies make sense of large amounts of data, providing rapid insights that enable them to make better, quicker decisions. You’ll learn how to collect, manage and analyse big, fast-moving data for science or commerce through cutting-edge technology such as:
- SQL and NoSQL databases
- Hadoop
- Python
- Machine Learning
- R
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The city of Stirling hosts over 70 tech companies, making it a key hub for digital growth and a major tech centre in Central Scotland (source: FinTech Scotland). The MSc Big Data is an advanced Masters course covering the technology of big data and the science of data analytics.
As a big data scientist, you’ll help companies make sense of large amounts of data, providing rapid insights that enable them to make better, quicker decisions. You’ll learn how to collect, manage and analyse big, fast-moving data for science or commerce through cutting-edge technology such as:
- SQL and NoSQL databases
- Hadoop
- Python
- Machine Learning
- R
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