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Degree Programme Table: Operational Research with Data Science (MSc) - 1 Year (PTMSCOPRDS1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
NB: In addition to the standard University MSc progression requirements, you must attain an average of at least 50% across the 60 credits of compulsory taught courses and Semester 1 thematic courses to progress to the dissertation stage of the programme.

Optional courses are taken in Semester 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Fundamentals of Operational Research

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH10065 10 credits
Fundamentals of Optimization

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH11111 10 credits
Methodology, Modelling and Consulting Skills

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH11007 10 credits
Dissertation (Op. Res.)

Must be taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

MATH11043 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 90 credits in this group.

ORwDS themed courses : Semester 1 - 2021 - 22

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
INFR11130 20 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Natural Computing
INFR11161 10 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR11182 20 credits
Introduction to Practical Programming with Objects
INFR11189 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Stochastic Modelling
MATH11029 10 credits
Statistical Programming
MATH11176 10 credits
Generalised Regression Models
MATH11187 10 credits
Python Programming
MATH11199 10 credits
Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH11203 10 credits
Biostatistics
MATH11230 10 credits
AND

OR option courses - Semester 2 - 2021 - 22

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Simulation
MATH11028 10 credits
Time Series
MATH11131 10 credits
Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
MATH11147 10 credits
Credit Scoring
MATH11148 10 credits
Optimization Methods in Finance
MATH11158 10 credits
Biomedical Data Science
MATH11174 10 credits
Topics in Applied Operational Research
MATH11183 10 credits
Incomplete Data Analysis
MATH11185 10 credits
Risk and Logistics
MATH11190 10 credits
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
MATH11192 10 credits
Operational Research in the Energy Industry
MATH11193 10 credits
Machine Learning in Python
MATH11205 10 credits
AND

Informatics option courses - Semester 2 - 2021 - 22

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Reinforcement Learning
INFR11010 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
INFR11036 10 credits
Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning
INFR11134 20 credits
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