Postgraduate Taught Degrees
Study a postgraduate taught degree in statistics or data science. You'll join our thriving postgraduate community, driven by excellence in research and teaching.
Data science
Together, with the School of Computing, we're training the next generation of data scientists.
Data science is revolutionising science, engineering, and commerce. There is a high demand for trained professionals who can interpret and distil valuable insights using complex data sets. By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to take on these emerging challenges.
Where you’ll learn
Our MSc courses are taught across the:
- Herschel Building
- Urban Sciences Building
Depending on your course, you’ll learn and study in one or both of these buildings.
Newcastle University is also home to the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD). You'll have unique opportunities to work with our industry partners across multiple sectors.
Herschel Building
The Herschel Building is home to the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics. It's based in the heart of our city-centre campus, a short walk from Haymarket Metro Station and the Students’ Union.
The facilities include:
- computer cluster with 150 PCs
- state-of-the-art Learning Lab
- lecture theatres
- seminar rooms
- social and quiet spaces
Urban Sciences Building
Our data science courses are taught in the Urban Sciences Building (USB). The USB is based in the Newcastle Helix area of campus.
It’s equipped with outstanding facilities, including:
- cyber-physical systems laboratory
- decision theatre for data visualisation
- flat floor teaching facilities
- 315 PCs with a Raspberry Pi3 on every desk
Research opportunities
As one of our postgraduate students, you'll collaborate with experts in statistics, computer science and medical research.
Depending on your course, you'll work with our academics in the following research groups:
- Statistics: World-class research in modern statistics and data science.
- Biostatistics: Over 30 statisticians working in developing and applying innovative methods in clinical trials and observational studies.
- Health Economics: A large group exploring economic evaluation, complex modelling, and valuation of health outcomes in a variety of settings.
- Genetic Epidemiology: Led by Professor Heather Cordell, the group develops statistical methodologies to detect and characterise genetic variants contributing to disease.
- Scalable Computing: Internationally renowned for tackling research challenges in high performance systems, data science, machine learning and data visualisation.
Tour our facilities
Take a tour of our facilities and discover what's available to our students and researchers. We have high-spec physics labs, computer clusters and excellent libraries.
Postgraduate open days
Visit us during one of our postgraduate open days. You'll get to meet current students, chat with our staff and visit our campus.