This course is aimed at graduates in disciplines related to Computer Science and to IT professionals and data analysts, with part-time and flexible teaching modes available. You also have the opportunity to take part in the Erasmus programme, which involves placements in other EU research institutes. This course develops in-depth knowledge on the analysis of data, data-driven knowledge discovery and advanced computing for Big Data. Career prospects for the students of this programme tend to be strong as the knowledge and skills acquired are very relevant not only to the IT and high-tech industry, but also in the large majority of the industrial and scientific domains. Computing is now the science underpinning most industrial and academic areas with the advent of big data and data intensive discovery as the fourth scientific paradigm. Moreover, digital information has penetrated almost every aspect of today’s society. Graduates are normally employed in a large variety of sectors. Some graduates will join large multinational companies; others join smaller companies and consultancies; and some may well choose to further their research at Reading or another university.