Use the digital traces of everyday life to investigate social questions. This English-taught master’s combines social-science reasoning with computational methods.
From questions to analysis
Study includes research design, programming, data visualisation, social networks, text mining and causal inference. A six-credit thesis brings the methods together around a focused investigation.
Who can apply?
The course welcomes relevant social-science and related graduates. Preparatory R-programming and statistics courses are required unless the coordinator accepts evidence of equivalent prior learning. English requirements should be checked against UC3M’s current admissions guidance.
Where the learning could take you
The combination can be useful for social research and interdisciplinary analytical work. Consider a real question about people or communities you would like to answer with data when comparing this course with a general data-science degree.
Course essentials
- Institution
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
- Country
- Spain
- Subject
- Psychology and social sciences
- Study level
- Master's degree
- Teaching language
- English
- Study format
- On campus
- Campus
- Madrid – Puerta de Toledo, Madrid region, Spain
- Duration
- 1 academic year
- Credits
- 60 ECTS
- Tuition
- Official page displays €6,600 for EU students and €9,900 for non-EU students. The table does not explicitly identify the academic year. Confirm intake-specific prices; administrative, degree-issue and any bridging-course fees are additional.
- Intake
- Applications shown as closed on 28 October 2026. Ask UC3M for the next intake dates before making plans.
Information reviewed: 2026-10-28
See the UC3M profile, our Spain guide and tuition budgeting guide to plan the wider experience.