DSI teaching courses move to the Department of Methodology

The Data Science Institute's undergraduate teaching courses will transfer to the Department of Methodology starting in the 2026/27 academic year.

These undergraduate courses are available to students from across the School as part of their degree programmes. They are designed to equip students with the skills, tools, and critical understanding needed to work with data in meaningful, responsible, and impactful ways, enabling them to apply data science methods and insights within their own fields of study and research.

As part of this transition, DS202A: Data Science for Social Scientists will become MY202A and will be taught in the Autumn Term. The course teaches students the practical use of machine learning techniques and their metrics, applied to relevant data sets. It is designed for students across any social science degree programmes. Students must have A-level maths or equivalent, and basic programming knowledge, preferably in Python or R, is highly recommended.

DS105W: Data for Data Science will become MY105W and will be taught in the Winter Term. The course teaches students how to transform, manipulate and analyse real data through a fully hands-on and practical approach. In this module, students will master reproducible data analysis with Python – and will have the freedom to select their own topics to research, using the skills learnt on this module to turn their questions into insights. It is designed for students across any social science degree programmes, and students with little or no experience in computer programming are welcome.

All other DSI undergraduate modules will be suspended for the 2026/27 academic year. More infor

Professor Patrick Sturgis, Head of the Department of Methodology, said:

"As a founding Department of the LSE Data Science Institute, we are very pleased to be continuing their excellent work in delivering these important undergraduate courses in data science and AI and are very pleased to be welcoming Dr John Cardoso-Silva and Kevin Kittoe to the Department of Methodology."

Professor Martin Anthony, Director of the DSI, said:

“I am delighted that these highly valued modules will continue in the Department of Methodology and would like to thank colleagues across both departments for supporting this transition."

For out more information about the modules, please contact the Teaching and Assessment Administrator, Kevin Kittoe: k.kittoe@lse.ac.uk