About Master Of Science Big Data Analytics in Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Our Master of Science in Computing in Big Data Analytics is a one year, full-time or two year, part-time programme. It focuses on the processes involved in examining and interpreting large amounts of data of a variety of types to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations and other useful information.

From banking and financial services to retail and healthcare, as well as life sciences, the opportunities in big data analytics are expanding all the time, and this course provides you with excellent qualifications to make the most of the ever increasing opportunities.

After all, your skills can provide competitive advantage for businesses including more effective marketing and increased revenue which is why more and more companies have moved into the field, harnessing talents such as yours to exploit the huge volumes of data now available.

The opportunities for successful graduates exist in companies running large database systems, as well as the payment card industry and financial services. Roles typically include becoming a data storage manager, data analyst or data scientist.

Career Pathways

The main employers are:

• Companies with Large Database Systems
• Payment Card Industry
• Financial Services

Graduate Careers

Graduate careers typically include:

• Data Scientist
• Data Storage Manager
• Data Analyst

Acadamic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must hold an undergraduate honours degree in a related subject.
• Applicants with a honours degree in another field may be considered if they have at least 5 years industry experience in a related field.

English language requirments

TOEFL : 90, No less than 20 in each section

IELTS : 5.5

PTE : 63, With at least 59 for each item