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

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

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

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Accelerated Natural Language Processing
INFR11125 20 credits
Applied Machine Learning
INFR11211 20 credits
Probabilistic Machine Learning
INFR11298 20 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
Stochastic Modelling (Postgraduate Taught)
MATH11029 10 credits
Statistical Programming
MATH11176 10 credits
Generalised Regression Models
MATH11187 10 credits
Python Programming
MATH11199 10 credits
Machine Learning in Python
MATH11205 10 credits
AND

ORwDS option courses: Semester 2

Select between 10 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
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
Biostatistics
MATH11230 10 credits
Nonlinear Optimization
MATH11244 10 credits
Optimization under Uncertainty
MATH11247 10 credits
AND

Informatics option courses: Semester 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
INFR11036 10 credits
Robot and Reinforcement Learning
INFR11285 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Machine Learning
INFR11286 20 credits
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