Data Science
Technical depth and strategic judgement, applied to problems that matter on this continent.
- MSc
- Online
- Full & part-time
- Project-based
The programme.
The MSc Data Science equips postgraduates with the technical expertise and the strategic mindset needed to tackle complex problems and build data-driven solutions. It is delivered entirely online.
The emphasis is Africa-centric by design. Models trained on imported data fail here in specific, well-understood ways, and the degree treats that as a first-class technical problem rather than a footnote.
Students finish able to take a question from ambiguous business framing through to a deployed, monitored model, and to explain honestly where it should not be trusted.
What you study.
3 terms. Online.
- Statistical Foundations for Data Science
- Programming for Data Science
- Data Engineering and Pipelines
- Research Methodology
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Data Visualisation and Communication
- Big Data Systems
- Natural Language Processing
- MLOps and Model Deployment
- Ethics, Fairness and Data Governance
- Capstone Project
Getting in.
- A recognised bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrable comfort with mathematics at undergraduate level.
- An interview with our programme team.
What it costs.
- On applicationConfirmed with our admissions office.
Confirmed with our admissions office
Where it leads.
- Data science and machine learning engineering
- Analytics leadership and decision science
- Applied research in industry and academia
- Founding data-intensive ventures
Related programmes.
Other routes in the same faculty, or at the same level.
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