About this program
Data Analytics for Government
Develop your theoretical understanding, practical experience of data science and analytics with a specific focus on the application of data analytics within government and public service.
Taught by experts in Statistics, Operational Research and Computer Science, this program will help students develop both the theoretical understanding and practical experience of applying methods drawn from data science and analytics with a specific focus on their application within Government and public service. This will equip students with a range of in-demand skills for extracting and handling ‘big data’, discovering and communicating meaningful patterns from the data, and applying modelling tools to help businesses and government organisations make better decisions.
Admission requirements
Typically, you will need to have either:
- a 2:1honours degree in a relevant subject area such as mathematics, operational research, statistics, computer science, management science, economics, engineering or a suitable science degree, or an equivalent international degree
- a university-recognised equivalent academic qualification
- or relevant professional experience evidenced by a reference. The reference must be from your employer to evidence that you currently work in an area relevant to the program. This should be signed, dated and less than six months old at the time you submit your application.
English Language requirements:
IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with 6.0in all subskills, or an accepted equivalent.
For more information about admission requirements, please check the university website.
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Program content
The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2022/23 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2022.
Core modules for year one
- Data Science Foundations
- Statistical programing
- Survey Fundamentals
- Statistics in Government
- Dissertation
Scholarships & funding
For more information about scholarships, please visit the university website.
Tuition
- Tuition fees for UK: £10,200 per year.
- Tuition fees for International Students: £24,950 per year.
For more information about tuition fee, please visit the university website.
Qualification
What skills will I practise and develop?
Knowledge & Understanding:
On successful completion of the program you will be able to demonstrate:
- A systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of our academic discipline.
Intellectual Skills:
On successful completion of the program you will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to identify appropriate methods for the solution of problems in Data Analytics for Government.
- Initiative and personal responsibility in decision-making in complex and unpredictable situations.
- Systematic and creative methods for dealing with complex issues; sound judgement making in the absence of complete data.
Professional Practical Skills:
On successful completion of the program you will be able to demonstrate:
- Advanced scholarship and practical experience in programing skills, data handling and extraction skills, machine learning and informatics skills, and problem solving and modelling skills.
- An ability to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses.
Transferable/Key Skills:
On successful completion of the program you will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively by oral, written and practical means to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Effective working in a team and as an individual.
- The ability to apply logical and analytic thinking to problems.
Continuing studies
The skills you gain during the program will equip you for a number of graduate roles in this field.
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Cardiff University
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