MSc Data Science (Earth and Environmental Analytics)

• Learn from elite academics at one of the UK’s top 10 universities for maths, statistics and computer science (Times Higher Education 2024).
• Understand the breadth of what’s possible with data, on a course that draws on multiple disciplines.
• Develop professional skills that are highly sought after across a range of sectors.
• Apply data driven insights to environmental challenges.

Whether you’re trying to make sense of a football match, a general election or a business’ financial performance, data is vital. Our Data Science – Earth and Environment Analysis master’s will teach you invaluable skills for today’s economy such as:

• data analysis
• project design
• computational methods
• data stewardship.

This pathway focusses particularly on the data techniques and uses that are most relevant to environmental management, with optional course units exploring themes such as pollution control and subsurface geoscience.

The course welcomes applicants from a range of STEM, business and humanities backgrounds. Working with the rest of your student cohort will enrich your understanding of the uses and potential of data.

Upon course completion, you’ll have developed a highly valued skillset, enhancing your employability across countless sectors.

Full entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English should meet the following language requirements:

• IELTS Academic test score of 7 overall with no component score below 6.5
• TOEFL IBT 100 with no score below 22 in each section. TOEFL code for Manchester is 0757

We will consider applicants who do not meet these scores but you may be required to complete a pre-sessional English language course at the University of Manchester prior to the start of the course.

To be considered for a pre-sessional English language course for this programme we require the following minimum IELTS (Academic) scores:

6 Week Pre-Sessional Course : IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each sub-skill

10 Week Pre-sessional Course : IELTS 6.0 overall with 6.0 in three sub-skills, and 5.5 in no more than one sub-skill

If you have not yet completed your current academic study and are interested in studying a pre-sessional course, you must hold an IELTS for UKVI (Academic) test certificate to ensure that you are eligible for a separate visa for the English language course.

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