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Professional Doctorate Data Science

36 Months On Campus Phd Program

University of Stirling

Program Overview

Our Professional Doctorate in Data Science is the first industrial doctorate of its kind, and is supported by The Data Lab innovation centre.We build on Stirling’s highly successful taught MSc Data Science to equip you with a range of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research and practical skills and tools, that will lead to an academic or industry job in the area of Data Science, with possible applications to sectors including, e.g., life-sciences, finance, engineering, computing, healthcare, fintech, business.

Program Key Stats

£17067 (Annual cost)


Eligibility Criteria


6.0
80
1250
28

Additional Information & Requirements

Students applying may have a variety of backgrounds including:numerate and computational degrees (computing, mathematics, physics, engineering); medical/clinical, business, marketing or economics background, plus some relevant work (industrial or commercial) experienceStudents may also come from other science or engineering backgrounds, to gain applied research and analytical skills that are in high demand in the Scottish job market. IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill.  

Career Options

  • Data Analyst
  • Database Administrator
  • Trend Analyst

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