Prof Doc Data Science

Course Summary

The Professional Doctorate in Data Science (D.DataSc) is aimed at professionals who wish to enhance and/or validate data-centric, evidence-based approaches within their chosen career through a combination of taught modules and doctoral research. A cross-disciplinary approach is central to the delivery of this programme and is therefore suitable for professionals in a broad range of professional disciplines and areas of employment.

The programme is unique, international, and ground-breaking in offering a Professional Doctorate qualification in Data Science. D.DataSc is an earned doctorate that allows the holder to use the title ‘Dr’.

Your Future Career

This programme uniquely qualifies students in a field that is increasingly recognised as being central to most professional areas and research. The research component provides for a solid grounding in methods and engagement with leading-edge ideas. Job opportunities in Data Science are rising exponentially. Holders of a Professional Doctorate in Data Science will have the highest possible qualification in this area and prepare them for senior positions. They will also be eligible to apply for membership of the Royal Statistical Society.

Our students are professionals from a diverse range of areas. They include a global compliance engineer, a senior system analyst, an analytical chemist, an assistant dean at Qatar University, a SAP technology consultant from Germany, an IT trainer, a senior project manager with Diageo, an ICT manager from Ireland, a lecturer in databases from Oman, a principal consultant with Verizon, a company MD, a senior analytical consultant with TripAdvisor, a consultant with HSBC, a software developer with HMRC, a school teacher, a marketing officer, a data manager in Microsoft and a data analyst from New York.