Pre-Masters in Law and Social Science (3-Terms), Leading to Master of Data Science (Heritage) Study Group - Durham University International Study Centre - Queens Campus, UK

Pre-Masters in Law and Social Science (3-Terms)
The Pre-Masters in Law and Social Science prepares you for a choice of progression degrees at Durham University. When you have completed the programme and achieved the required grades, you can progress to a range of postgraduate degrees at Durham University.

Who is this programme for?

This programme is for international students looking to study a Masters degree in law or social sciences at Durham University.

• Explore a wide range of topics through one of five distinctive routes: Anthropology, Archaeology, Geography, Law and Politics.
• Improve your academic and English language skills needed for entry to your chosen Masters degree.
• Gain the opportunity to progress to a large number of impressive postgraduate degrees at this world-renowned university.
• Develop your ability to critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of a range of research methods.
• Engage in a new, culturally exciting community and enjoy studying abroad in the UK.

What will you study?
You will study core modules, which cover general skills, and designated modules that relate to your progression degree. This means your Pre-Masters programme will be tailored to the specific needs of your chosen degree.

Core modules

• Academic English Skills
• Advanced Academic Writing and Critical Reading
• Extended Research Project
• Globalisation*
• Research Methods for Social Science

When you complete the Pre-Masters in Law and Social Science, and achieve the required grades, you can progress Master of Data Science (Heritage) at Durham University.

Leading to: Master of Data Science (Heritage)

Cultural heritage offers a sense of identity, helps maintain social diversity, cohesion, and intercultural dialogue, and forms part of our basic right to participate in cultural life. Data Science techniques are playing an increasing role in this sector, helping practitioners to monitor and protect heritage assets such as archaeological sites, present information to the public and critically assess the role of heritage in contemporary debates.

From personalised medicine, to smart cities and sustainable solutions, data science is building a better world. At the same time, developments in technology have made the field of data science more accessible than ever, creating new opportunities to gain insight into the interactions between people and their natural and cultural environments. This has led to a significant increase in demand for skilled data scientists, and this demand is predicted to further grow.

Drawing on this, we have created the Master of Data Science (Heritage), a conversion course that equips you with the skills to generate, access, clean, analyse and visualise data, opening a future in data science even if your first degree is in a non-quantitative subject. It is likely to appeal to archaeologists, anthropologists, curators, and historians who want to learn how to use the data produced in modern research, industry and government contexts to manage heritage resources and spatio-temporal information flows.