Program Overview

MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Key Details

• Start date(s): January 2025, September 2025
• Study Mode: Full-time (1 year), Full-time (16 months), Full-time (2 years) with Placement, Full-time (28 months) with Placement, Part-time (2 years)
• Location: Leeds City Campus
• School: Computer Science

About This Course

This programme aims to create a new generation of accountable and responsible experts in Data Science and AI, reflecting the needs of employers and the skillset and qualities that define proficiency in these fields.

Why Study with Us

• Gain hands-on experience with access to real-world assessment strategies and successfully demonstrate industry-based skills and innovation in decision support and data-driven decision-making.
• Acquire knowledge of ethical and legal issues that inform data and AI.
• Develop multi-disciplinary skills in statistics and computing.
• Put into practice what you learn in taught sessions with professional work placements, working on real-world problems.
• Receive financial support through a PG loan or bursary.
• There are various start dates to suit you.
• Choose to study the MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence with a Professional Placement, and you will acquire experience in the workplace relevant to your future career, giving you a distinct advantage over other graduates.

Course Modules

Core Modules

• Secure Software Development
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Science and Visualisation
• Responsible Computing
• Project

Placement Year

• Industry Placement
• Research Project

Course Structures

• September - Full-time, 1 year programme
• September - Full-time, 2 years with Professional Placement
• September - Part-time, 2 year programme
• January - Full-time, 16 month programme
• January - Full-time, 28 months with Professional Placement

Learning and Teaching

• Assessment methods: Reports, Presentations, Portfolios, Software artefacts
• Learning and teaching strategy: high quality teaching, engaging and inclusive approach to learning, assessment and achievement, clear structure through which you progress in your academic studies, your personal development and towards professional-level employment or further study.

Entry Requirements

• Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here.
• Our MSc programme is open to individuals from all backgrounds, not just computer science graduates.
• We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and are dedicated to supporting you in pivoting your expertise.
• Whether you hold an honours degree (minimum 2.2) in a computing-related subject or have equivalent professional experience in the field, or even if your degree is non-STEM, you are welcome to apply to us.

Fees and Finance

• Funding: UK Home Students, International Students, including EU Students
• Leeds Trinity Alumni Discount: 50% for Leeds Trinity graduates with a 1st class honours degree, 35% for Leeds Trinity graduates with a 2:1 honours degree, 20% for Leeds Trinity graduates with a 2:2 honours degree

How to Apply

• Applications for January 2025 are now closed; applications for January 2026 will open in 2025.
• Applications for September 2025 are open.
• There is no official closing date for applications, but the course will be closed when it is full.
• We therefore encourage you to make your application as early as possible.
• Please ensure you complete the application form in full and supply all the required supporting documentation when you make your initial application.
• Incomplete applications may be rejected.
• If you need advice on your application, please contact our admissions team on (Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, or Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm) or email [insert email]