Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.
Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.
| Trimester | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 Core Modules |
POL50220 | Social Science Methodology | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of: Students must also take at least one of the following three modules in Stage 1: |
ECON50580 | PhD Econometrics 2 | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of: Students must also take at least one of the following three modules in Stage 1: |
POL42050 | Quantitative Text Analysis | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of: Students must also take at least one of the following three modules in Stage 1: |
SOC40640 | Social Simulation: Methods and Models | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
ACM40290 | Numerical Algorithms | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
COMP40610 | Information Visualisation | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
COMP40730 | High Performance Computing | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
COMP41680 | Data Science in Python | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
COMP47470 | Big Data Programming | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
COMP47670 | Data Science in Python (MD) | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
ECON42720 | Causal Inference & Policy Evaluation | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
IS41510 | Social Networks Online and Off | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
PLAN40220 | Geographical Information Systems for Policy and Planning | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
POL42070 | Politics of (mis-)information | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
POL42340 | Programming for Soc Scientists | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
SOC30380 | Social Dynamics and Networks | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
SOC40640 | Social Simulation: Methods and Models | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
SOC41070 | Sociological Thinking in the Digital Age | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
SOC41130 | AI and Society | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
STAT30270 | Statistical Machine Learning | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
STAT40150 | Multivariate Analysis | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
STAT40400 | Monte Carlo Inference | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: In addition, students must take at least three option modules from the list below, totalling to at least 15 credits. Note: All taught credits must be taken in Stage 1 and students must achieve a minimum of 35 taught credits in total, between core and options. Students with a technical background (computer science, engineering, statistics) take these modules from relevant offerings in the social sciences, while students with a social science background (incl. business and law) take these modules from relevant offerings in computer science, mathematics, and/or statistics. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website. |
STAT40680 | Stochastic Models | 5 |