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Master of Operational Research and Data Science

University of Southampton

  • Southampton, United Kingdom
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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About the program

One-year, full-time Master of Science course in Operational Research and Data Science, taught at the Highfield campus at the University of Southampton.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (2): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop advanced subject knowledge in Operational Research and Data Science
  • evaluate relevant research and communicate evidence-based academic findings. Study areas identified in the course outline include advanced Operational Research Methods
  • Analytical Consultancy Skills
  • Data Mining and Analytics and Introduction.

Career outcomes

  • Potential pathways include data analysis
  • analytics support and further quantitative study. Careers and professional eligibility depend on individual qualifications and local requirements.

Curriculum

  • 1 year full-time taught on campus course with compulsory modules such as Advanced Operational Research Methods
  • Analytical Consultancy Skills
  • Data Mining and Analytics and Introduction to Python
  • optional modules such as Computational Machine Learning and Optimisation
  • Financial Portfolio Theory and Flexible Regression allow some tailoring
  • the course includes a dissertation
  • teaching is by lectures
  • tutorials
  • workshops and group work.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • UK 2:2 or 2:1 honours degree or international equivalent (course offer shown in Grade)
  • plus any subject requirements on the course page
  • English proficiency required (IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component for most courses)
  • Grade/entry criteria: Typical offer: 2:1 degree (course page).

Accepted academic background

Bachelor's degree (UK 2:2 or 2:1 equivalent); some courses have subject requirements; pre-master's route via ONCAMPUS (staged separately)

Language tests

  • IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 each (162 of 183 PGT pages read)
  • TOEFL iBT 6.5 with 6.5 each
  • PTE Academic B

Documents you’ll need

  • Degree Transcripts

How to apply

  1. Review the programme entry requirements and application deadline. Complete the postgraduate application on the official university website. Upload degree certificates
  2. academic transcripts
  3. English-language evidence where required. Submit any programme-specific references
  4. portfolio
  5. or research documents when applicable. Respond to any document requests or interview invitation. Accept the offer and complete enrollment.

Other costs

Tuition per year£30,100 GBP
Application fee_
Deposit_

Program details

CampusHighfield
Faculty or schoolBusiness, accounting, finance and marketing
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study pace_
Post-study stay2
Scholarship noteCompetitive Southampton scholarships are available to eligible international undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research students. Award values, nationality, degree, subject, entry year and application conditions vary; funding is not guaranteed.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    18 Aug 2027

    278 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.