Course Information
Postgraduate
Fall Big Data and Urban Analytics
Spring Urban Analytics Group Projects
Spring Programming Tools for Urban Analytics
Fall Big Data and Urban Analytics
Spring Urban Analytics Group Projects
Spring Programming Tools for Urban Analytics
MSc in Urban Analytics
We aim to educate the next generation of urban data analysts/scientists!
Around the world, city governments are realising the growing importance of harnessing the power of urban big data. This programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills to design and conduct appropriate analyses, and experience of working with cutting-edge datasets.
Career opportunities include positions in government agencies, urban planning organisations, city governments, public health boards, retail business, real estate companies, transport and other private consulting firms, as well as non-profit organisations.
Required core courses + MSc Dissertation
Urban science domain knowledge courses
Optional courses may include
Urban Analytics
English Requirement
IELTS Academic
More information can be found in the University of Glasgow, UBDC, and in my Chinese blog (知乎).
Scholarship information:
Our Urban Analytics MSc program is part of the Data Lab MSc program and it offers full tuition waiver, professional training, and summer internship placement to Scotland/EU students. More information about the scholarship can be found on the University website and the Data Lab website.
We also have a few international students who receive Chevening Scholarship to study in our MSc programme. More information about the scholarship can be found on the Chevening Scholarship website.
If you have any questions about this MSc, please email me at [email protected]
Around the world, city governments are realising the growing importance of harnessing the power of urban big data. This programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills to design and conduct appropriate analyses, and experience of working with cutting-edge datasets.
Career opportunities include positions in government agencies, urban planning organisations, city governments, public health boards, retail business, real estate companies, transport and other private consulting firms, as well as non-profit organisations.
Required core courses + MSc Dissertation
Urban science domain knowledge courses
- Big data and urban analytics
- Sustainable urban futures
- Programming tools for urban analytics
- Principles and applications of GIS
- Quantitative data analysis
Optional courses may include
Urban Analytics
- Urban analytics group project
- Programming with GIS
- Location Analysis and Modeling (pending)
- Quantitative Data Visualization (pending)
- Transport studies
- Transport planning methods
- Transport planning lab
- Evidence and evaluation for policy
- Regenerating cities
- Urban design policy and practice.
English Requirement
IELTS Academic
- Overall score 6.5; No sub-test less than 6.0
- Overall 90
- Reading: 20; Listening: 19; Speaking: 19; Writing: 23
More information can be found in the University of Glasgow, UBDC, and in my Chinese blog (知乎).
Scholarship information:
Our Urban Analytics MSc program is part of the Data Lab MSc program and it offers full tuition waiver, professional training, and summer internship placement to Scotland/EU students. More information about the scholarship can be found on the University website and the Data Lab website.
We also have a few international students who receive Chevening Scholarship to study in our MSc programme. More information about the scholarship can be found on the Chevening Scholarship website.
If you have any questions about this MSc, please email me at [email protected]