Data Science BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Data Science BSc (Hons)

Data science is an interdisciplinary and emerging field. It combines mathematics and computing to analyse large and complex data sets.

Our degree will give you the skills to turn data into meaningful outcomes. Youll learn to use your analytical and computational skills to interpret, clean, and visualise data confidently.

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

Main Site (Newcastle)

Course Address
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Application Details

Course Code

G200

Institution Code

N21

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,B,B

AAABB (combination of Highers and Advanced Highers) with AB at Advanced Higher level and including Mathematics at Advanced Higher grade A. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma

D:45

45 level 3 credits at Distinction including 15 level 3 credits in mathematics. A Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics pre-entry course may also be required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

34 points with Mathematics Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level grade 6.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Not Accepted

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H1,H1,H2,H3

To include grade H1 in Mathematics. If you don’t have the appropriate mathematics and/or science qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation Year information

Extended Project

We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

A level

A,A,B

AAB including grade A in Mathematics OR ABB including grade A in Mathematics AND one A level from: Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, Geography, History, Physics and Modern/Classical Languages or grade 2 in any STEP paper. We do not accept General Studies and Critical Thinking as one of the three A level grades. Equivalent grades will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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