The University of Manchester Courses and Fees 2025

• It was definitely a rigorous and challenging course because it is Data Science and it requires both theoretical and practical knowledge. So we had theory classes as well as practical lab sessions. The examinations consisted of written theory papers for 2 subjects and the rest were assignments and assessments-based. It could slightly lean towards being more theoretical in the 2nd semester. Students from non-technical backgrounds, like myself, may find it more difficult than others. The average number of students in my class is 80+. Indians account for about 20 in number. The minimum number of classes scheduled in a day will be 1 or 2 depending on the subject structure, with the maximum number of classes in a day going up to 3. But again, this depends on the elective courses chosen by students. Sometimes there could also be break days with no classes scheduled for the day. The class timings start from 9am in the morning and if there are many classes/lab sessions in a day, it could end by 6pm. But I personally never had a class end beyond 4.30pm.
• The positive aspects of my course were definitely the knowledge gained as a beginner in coding and the range of topics covered by the course, including understanding databases, statistics, machine learning, python, Simulation, data environments, etc. The faculty is supportive and approachable at any time.
• One of the negative aspects I noticed would be the lack of individual attention due to class strength. The other aspect is the percentage segregation of marks weightage between individual and group assignments. Sometimes both have the same weightage, whereas a group should have more than an individual because it usually involves a lot of work.

• The tuition fee for my course is 36000 GBP. My accommodation fees came to around 7000 GBP for the year. The fees can be paid in a lump sum annually but I chose to pay them in 3 installments, which is an allowed option.
• An estimate of monthly living expenses would come to around 350 excluding rent. It varies from person to person depending on the amount of travelling one wants to do using public transport and the amount of leisurely activities one engages in.

The course was well-planned and structured nicely. It also included an element of a field trip to Cape Town which made things very easy to understand in their application.

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