Liverpool : Master of Science in Data Science

Course Duration

18 Months

Commencement Date

31st August 2023

Application End Date

17th August 2023

Session Timing

approx 15 hours per week

Liverpool : Master of Science in Data Science Program Overview

Secure a bright future for your career in data science with the right specialisation. Upskill with a globally recognised MS from Liverpool John Moores University

Programme Highlights

Career Essential Soft Skills Program

60+ Case Studies and Projects

Global access to job opportunities

High performance coaching (1:1)

IIIT Bangalore & LJMU Alumni Status

500+ Hours of Learning

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 50% or equivalent passing marks, and successful completion of the Executive PG Program in Data Science from IIITB. No coding experience required.

Syllabus Breakdown

  • Introduction to Python
  • Programming in Python
  • Python for DS
  • Data Visualisation in Python
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Credit EDA Assignment
  • Inferential Stats
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Basics of SQL
  • Advanced SQL
  • SQL – RSVP Movies Case Study
  • Buffer

  • Linear Regression – I
  • Linear Regression – II + Gradient Descent for SLR
  • Linear Regression Assignment
  • Logistic Regression – I
  • Logistic Regression – II
  • Classification using Decision Trees
  • Unsupervised Learning: Clustering
  • Basics of NLP and Lexical Processing
  • Business Problem Solving + Intro to GIT and GITHUB
  • Case Study: Lead Scoring
  • Buffer

  • Data Modelling
  • Advanced SQL Programming
  • Introduction to Cloud and AWS
  • Analytics at Large Scale in Spark – I
  • Analytics at Large Scale in Spark – II
  • Big Data Case Study
  • Basic Viz. using Tableau
  • Advanced Excel
  • Data Analysis and Visualisation in PowerBI
  • Analytical Thinking and Structured Problem Solving using Frameworks
  • Data Storytelling
  • Airbnb Case Study
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Searching & Sorting
  • Algorithm Analysis and Recursion
  • Advanced Database Programming using Pandas
  • SQL & Python Lab
  • Capstone

  • Bagging & Random Forest
  • Model Selection – I
  • Model Selection – II
  • Time Series Forecasting – I
  • Time Series Forecasting – II
  • Model Selection Case Study
  • Basic Viz. using Tableau
  • Advanced Excel
  • Data Analysis and Visualisation in PowerBI
  • Analytical Thinking and Structured Problem Solving using Frameworks
  • Data Storytelling
  • Airbnb Case Study
  • Fundamentals of Transformers Architecture, Generative AI, ChatGPT & Prompt Engineering using Non Reasoning, Chain of Thought & Advanced Techniques
  • Product Development using OpenAI APIs, Fine Tuning using STaR technique in Python
  • Integrating speech using Whisper API and application deployment using Flask
  • Fundamentals of Design, Photography, Product Development using Stable Diffusion in Python & Create PixxelCraft AI to enable fast-track digitisation for offline e-commerce businesses by generating high-quality images AI for a large product portfolio
  • Applications of LLMs in Data Science Projects & Automating News Recommendation using GPT3 and Copilot powered Machine Learning applications of LLMs
  • Interview Gynie AI: Chatbot Development Project
  • Capstone

  • Bagging & Random Forest
  • Boosting
  • Model Selection
  • PCA
  • Advanced Regression + Time Series Forecasting (Optional)
  • Advanced ML case study
  • Introduction to Neural Networks and ANN
  • Backpropogation & Hyperparameter Tuning in Neural Networks
  • Introduction to Convolutional Neural Networks
  • CNN Architectures and Industry Applications + Recurrent Neural Networks (Optional)
  • Applications of DL in CV: Object Detection Image Segmentation (Optional)
  • Gesture Recognition Case Study
  • Fundamentals of Transformers Architecture, Generative AI, ChatGPT & Prompt Engineering using Non Reasoning, Chain of Thought & Advanced Techniques
  • Product Development using OpenAI APIs, Fine Tuning using STaR technique in Python
  • Integrating speech using Whisper API and application deployment using Flask
  • Fundamentals of Design, Photography, Product Development using Stable Diffusion in Python & Create PixxelCraft AI to enable fast-track digitisation for offline e-commerce businesses by generating high-quality images AI for a large product portfolio
  • Applications of LLMs in Data Science Projects & Automating News Recommendation using GPT3 and Copilot powered Machine Learning applications of LLMs
  • Interview Gynie AI: Chatbot Development Project
  • Capstone

  • Bagging & Random Forest
  • Boosting
  • Model Selection
  • PCA
  • Advanced Regression + Time Series Forecasting (Optional)
  • Advanced ML Case Study
  • Neural Nets for NLP
  • Syntactic Processing
  • Introduction to Semantic Processing & Distributional Semantics
  • Semantic Processing – Topic Modelling
  • Advanced DL in NLP: Attention Mechanism
  • Automatic Ticket Classification
  • Fundamentals of Transformers Architecture, Generative AI, ChatGPT & Prompt Engineering using Non Reasoning, Chain of Thought & Advanced Techniques
  • Product Development using OpenAI APIs, Fine Tuning using STaR technique in Python
  • Integrating speech using Whisper API and application deployment using Flask
  • Fundamentals of Design, Photography, Product Development using Stable Diffusion in Python & Create PixxelCraft AI to enable fast-track digitisation for offline e-commerce businesses by generating high-quality images AI for a large product portfolio
  • Applications of LLMs in Data Science Projects & Automating News Recommendation using GPT3 and Copilot powered Machine Learning applications of LLMs
  • Interview Gynie AI: Chatbot Development Project
  • Capstone

  • Data Management and Relational Database Modelling
  • Introduction to Cloud and AWS Setup
  • Introduction to Hadoop and MapReduce Programming
  • NoSQL Databases and Apache HBase
  • Data Ingestion with Apache Sqoop and Apache Flume
  • MapReduce Programming Assignment
  • Hive and Quering + Optional Assignment
  • Introduction to Apache Spark+ Optional Assignment
  • Amazon Redshift
  • ETL Project
  • Optimizing Spark for Large scale processing
  • Real-Time Data Streaming with Apache Kafka
  • Real-Time Data Processing using Spark Streaming + Assignment (Optional) + Apache Flink (Optional)
  • Building Automated Data Pipelines with Airflow
  • Analytics using PySpark+ Optional Assignment
  • Retail Project
  • Capstone

  • Introduction to Research and Research Process
  • Research Design
  • Literature Reviewing
  • Research Project Management
  • Report Writing and Presentation Skills
  • Scientific Ethics

  • Investigate dietary patterns and metabolite fingerprints of takeaway (fast) food consumers using PCA and Clustering methods
  • Investigate a diagnosis of eye diseases using imaging ophthalmic data
  • Structure medical images with information geometry
  • Using Social media feed to place tweets regarding natural disasters on a map
  • Preventing credit card fraud through pattern recognition
  • Developing a recommender system for a Media giant
  • Risk modelling for Financial activities and Investment Banking

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About About Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University is a public research university in the city of Liverpool, England. The university can trace its origins to the Liverpool Mechanics’ School of Arts, established in 1823. This later merged to become Liverpool Polytechnic.

Sample Certificate

MSC_LJMU

Earn a Masters of Science(MS) in Data Science degree which is recognized by WES, at 1/10th the cost of an offline program

Programme Structure

FEE STRUCTURE:

Application Fee
INR

Total Fee
INR 550000.00

INSTALLMENT PATTERN

No Cost EMI Available

  • Take advantage of our no-cost EMI option, making it convenient for you to finance your education effortlessly.

Attractive Scholarships

  • We also provide attractive scholarships for defence personnel, government employees, differently-abled individuals, and meritorious students.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Expect to carry out several industry-relevant projects simulated as per the actual workplace, making you a skilled data science professional at par with leading industry standards.

The program has 22 weeks of common curriculum and 22 weeks of the specialization and capstone project. Once you’re through the 21 weeks of curriculum common to all the five tracks, you will be prompted to choose your specialisation.

Each specialization is designed to give you the best outcome based on your background and help you venture into the data domain. The services and support for all the tracks will remain the same. Every student will have live sessions, industry mentorship, preparatory support, and access to relevant opportunities according to the requirements in their specialization track.

Peer-to-peer discussion forum where you can post your queries and your peers/faculty/teaching assistants answer your queries within a day. Regular Q&A sessions with faculty to get clarification on conceptual doubts.

Absolutely! Data Science is becoming a necessity for all industries and is no more a choice. Hence, there is a critical demand for quality data professionals and because the supply is constrained, this is one of the most lucrative career options across industries.​