Mining of Social Data

10 credits

Course, Master's level, 1DL465

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
67%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
3 November 2025–18 January 2026
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including 20 credits in computer science and 25 credits in mathematics or statistics. A second course in computer programming. Introduction to Data Science, alternatively both Data Mining I and an introductory course in machine learning. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Selection

Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)

Fees
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 24,167
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 24,167

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Application deadline
15 April 2025
Application code
UU-11012

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
20 October 2025–9 November 2025
Information on registration from the department

Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
67%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
3 November 2025–18 January 2026
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including 20 credits in computer science and 25 credits in mathematics or statistics. A second course in computer programming. Introduction to Data Science, alternatively both Data Mining I and an introductory course in machine learning. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
20 October 2025–9 November 2025
Information on registration from the department

About the course

Sources, types, and features of social data. The social data mining process: role of computational methods and validity. Social network analysis: social structures and processes. Feature-rich social networks. Computational text analysis: text preprocessing, word frequencies, topic modelling (classic and deep learning-based). Analysis of social visual data (classic and deep learning-based).

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