Programming (860L1)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

This module introduces you to advanced programming and its applications to range of relevant disciplines using Matlab, Python, Julia, and R.

You will also look at data scraping methods, text analysis, and the HPC cluster. This module will introduce you to methods and applications of programming for policy analysis.

Teaching

100%: Practical (Workshop)

Assessment

30%: Coursework (Software exercise)
70%: Written assessment (Project)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 120 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.