MSc Data Science and Applied Artificial Intelligence

A conversion course for students without a computer science background, covering data visualisation, machine learning, predictive analytics and big data systems, ending in an independent project. The curriculum supports progression toward SAS certification. Entry typically requires a BSc, BEng or BA honours degree at 2:2 or above in any subject, or an equivalent professional qualification. Teaching is face-to-face at the Queensgate campus in Huddersfield. What the fee covers: the international full-time rate, per year. Fee year: 2026-27. English requirement as published: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5. Before you budget: the page prints International '£18,700 per year' against Home '£8,225 per year'. Note that the Home rate here is lower than on Huddersfield's MSc Computer Science while the international rate is identical, and the page adds that fees may rise with inflation in subsequent years. Start dates are 21 September 2026 and 11 January 2027. The course is open to any discipline at 2:2 with no prerequisite technical knowledge, which makes it a genuine conversion route at IELTS 6.0 — one of the lowest English bars among the UK courses listed here. A distance-learning version exists; a student visa requires the on-campus route.