MSC Data Science (INFT85) FT

Graduate Year 2017-2018

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (75 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
INF6027	Introduction to Data Science	AUT SEM	15 credits
INF6029 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HAR6350 (when the module is running)	Data Analysis	AUT SEM	15 credits
INF6033	Data and Society	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
INF6028	Data Mining and Visualisation	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6050	Database Design	SPR SEM	15 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (45 credits)

A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
INF6060	Information Retrieval: Search Engines and Digital Libraries	AUT SEM	15 credits
INF6320	Information Systems in Organisations	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
INF6024	Researching Social Media	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6025	Information Governance and Ethics	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6032	Big Data Analytics	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6034	Digital Advocacy	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6040	Business Intelligence	SPR SEM	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
INF6340	Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation	ACAD YR	15 credits
Any Semester
INF6000	Dissertation	GRAD YR	45 credits

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Data Science.

A student must have been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of units listed above and satisfied the requirements of the General Regulation for Higher Degrees (22), subject to the discretion of the Examiners, in order to be eligible for the award of the Masters degree with Merit or Distinction.

A student must have been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above and satisfied the requirements of the General Regulation for Higher Degrees (23), subject to the discretion of the Examiners, in order to be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma with Merit or Distinction.

University of Sheffield programmes are 'research-led' in that modules are delivered by leading researchers. Occasionally therefore, programmes are subject to late changes in response to new developments within the discipline, or to changes in staffing.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.