AI and Data Science Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Our BSc (Hons) AI and Data Science course will provide you with specialist technical knowledge as well as analytical, logical thinking and problem-solving skills to ensure you’re ready to make a difference in this rapidly developing sector.

During your time here, you will be taught in specialist laboratories that are equipped high-performance computers and the latest industry-standard software. You will also benefit from our strong industry links, thanks to being located in a city, with one of the biggest creative and digital sectors in the UK.

This course has been carefully structured so that you will build the knowledge and skills in the related disciplines of AI and data science, to acquire, curate, manage, analyse, and make inferences from big data for solving real-world problems. You’ll then be in a position to drive the next generation of digital systems. Study with us and you’ll gain essential, transferable computational and statistical thinking skills to create and deploy data-driven products. By the end of your time here, you’ll have the confidence for solving challenges in a range of potential data-rich application domains, including medicine, health, climate, transportation, marketing and sales.

This course is available with a foundation year.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

* Study in a city of science: Manchester leads the UK in AI readiness and is home to the new national AI campus - making us the ideal location to study the exciting and fast-growing fields of artificial intelligence and data science.

* Graduate ready for the future: You will study a curriculum designed with industry in mind to equip you with the range of skills and strengths that are highly valued by a wide array of tech companies.

* Placement opportunities: The four-year placement route gives you the opportunity to spend your third year on an industry placement, boosting your employment prospects on graduation.

* Professional study environment: Study in our £115m Dalton building, designed for collaboration, innovation and world-class learning and research, where you can develop the practical skills, confidence and real-world experience that employers value.

* Study in cutting-edge facilities: Our facilities include teaching labs equipped with high-spec PCs with specialist, industry-standard software, a games lab, UX lab with VR headsets and a dedicated computing and maths learning studio.