Courses can be chosen based on your needs and existing skills. Our programme allows you to take courses from a wide variety of data science-related disciplines.

If you’re looking to pursue a personal venture or work within an early-stage organisation, you will have the opportunity to learn how to guide business strategy and leverage data in your decision-making. By exploring case studies and through lectures and discussions, you will gain an awareness of the legal, managerial, interpersonal, and analytical skills relevant to setting up and running a new venture in the fields of data and AI.

Regardless of the path you choose, you will leave with a set of practical tools that can be applied to solve real-world problems, coupled with an appropriate, principled approach to formulating solutions across data science and technology.

You will learn in a supported online environment at The University of Edinburgh which grants you access to the tools and guidance necessary to gain a highly regarded postgraduate qualification without relocating or disrupting your employment. You will develop in-demand skills through video lectures, live discussions, research, and workshops led by respected world-leading academics, on courses designed to equip you with real-world expertise.

Usually a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a discipline containing a substantial quantitative component, such as mathematics, engineering, computer science, medicine, or physics.

We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from a variety of backgrounds, so please provide a detailed CV with your application. If you’re unsure if your professional experience adequately demonstrates an ability to undertake the programme please contact us: DSTI.ProgrammeDirector@ed.ac.uk