Master of Science in Urban Informatics Kings College London, UK

Urban informatics is the study of how rich behavioural data from cities and their citizens can be collected, analysed, understood, and communicated through computation. Urban Informatics seeks to inform improvements that can increase the wellbeing of city residents, whether by government organisations or industries involved in providing services in cities.

Our Urban Informatics MSc equips you with the technical, analytical, and communication skills required to conduct effective urban data analysis, with experience of detailed case study topics and the communication of results to effect change.

Key benefits

• Based in the Department of Informatics and associated with the Centre for Urban Science and Progress London (CUSP London), which has connections to New York University and the University of Warwick.
• The Department of Informatics has a reputation for delivering research-led teaching and project supervision from leading experts in their field.
• You'll interact with world-class experts in many exciting areas of Computer Science, including Algorithms and Data Analysis, Cybersecurity, Human-Centred Computing and Software Systems.
• You'll study a wide-range of innovative modules, covering both the theory and practice of modern Computer Science.
• Friendly and supportive learning environment, with students from across the globe.
• Based in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences, with links to both Health and Social Science and Public Policy and world-leading teaching and research.

The first term provides foundation modules in core data science techniques, the theories underlying the study of cities, and ways to communicate analyses so as to affect policy-making. The second term focuses on data analysis for cities, providing insight into both spatial and network analysis as well as providing more depth on data mining techniques.

In term two you will also take a specialised module exploring one aspect of city life, such as human mobility or mental health, in real depth and detail. This provides a testbed for the analysis techniques learnt, enabling students to develop confidence and experience with handling urban data.

In the summer term you will also engage in a substantive individual project – connected to our research interests – tackling one of a range of urban informatics topics.

We will use a delivery method that will ensure you have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face-to-face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that you also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.