Course Overview

Make discoveries in data and explore the value Internet of Things (IoT) can bring to businesses and organisations. With our Internet of Things with Data Science postgraduate degree, you can enhance your existing computer science knowledge, or gain new skills that can help you secure a role in a fastest-growing employment field in the digital economy.

Available with full and part-time study routes, the course provides you with specialist IoT and data science knowledge to apply in a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, commerce, professional services and the built environment. Start dates are available each January and September.

You will:

• Explore the full data mining lifecycle, from data pre-processing and exploratory data analysis to the application

• Develop an advanced understanding, and context of IoT, the skills, challenges, System Design and methodologies

• Learn about security vulnerabilities and challenges, including attack surfaces (networking, social engineering) and modern issues (IoT, Cloud).

• Complete high-level academic and practical work developing, evaluating and critically assessing a robust, scalable and usable IoT solution

General Eligibility

Undergraduate degree

The minimum requirement is a second class division honours degree or equivalent in any discipline, with previous demonstrable mathematical aptitude e.g. (A-level or BTEC Mathematics).

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The IELTS score for international applicants is 6 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).