This innovative master's course provides you with the skills to contribute to the design and development of big data systems as well as distributed / internet-enabled decision support application software systems. We focus on modern engineering methods, tools, and techniques, including data analytics, machine learning, business intelligence, data mining. You will also have the opportunity to learn programming languages such as Python and R. Our software engineering approach to building applications helps you to develop a life-cycle view of software development. Drawing on our research excellence in this area, this innovative course in big data and business intelligence is designed to give you a competitive advantage in this fast-growing business domain. This programme has been accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, to partially fulfil the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. Additionally, it has also been accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, on behalf of the Engineering Council, to partially fulfil the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.