MSc Big Data (Online)

University of Stirling

Overview

Big Data skills are in high demand and they attract high salaries. If you want to become a data scientist, this is the course for you. The MSc Big Data at the University of Stirling is a taught advanced Masters degree covering coding skills, the technology of Big Data and the science of data analytics.

The syllabus includes:

• Mathematics and Statistics for Big Data
• Python scripting
• business and scientific applications of Big Data
• big databases and NoSQL including MongoDB, Cassandra and Neo4J
• analytics, machine learning and data visualisation using Python, Orange and ScikitLearn
• cluster computing with Hadoop, Spark, Hive and MapReduce
• student projects including possible internships with companies or technology providers

This is a 100% online course which gives you the opportunity to study in a way that suits your personal and professional needs. A combination of video lectures, live sessions and online materials are used to teach this course enabling you to access them whenever is the right time for you.

Scotland is a growing and dynamic country with an exciting future at the heart of the data science revolution.