Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change.
**KEY FEATURES OF THE COURSE:**
**EMPLOYABILITY:** Be a graduate that’s sought after by an industry offering attractive salaries and significant progression right from the start of your career
**WORKING WITH IND...
Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change.<br/><br/>**KEY FEATURES OF THE COURSE:** <br/><br/>**EMPLOYABILITY:** Be a graduate that’s sought after by an industry offering attractive salaries and significant progression right from the start of your career <br/><br/>**WORKING WITH INDUSTRY:** Take advantage of our connections with employers on work placements and projects <br/><br/>**NO EXAMS!:** We’ll assess you via other methods throughout your degree instead<br/><br/>**OPTIONAL PLACEMENT YEAR:** Gain valuable experience in industry by taking an optional placement year between years two and three<br/><br/>**FLEXIBILITY:** Benefit from the option to transfer to another degree in our Computing portfolio after your first year <br/><br/>**HOW YOU’LL LEARN** <br/><br/>You’ll learn in a variety of ways – lectures, seminars and tutorials will give you the opportunity to develop understanding. Practical sessions will give you the chance to develop your skills in both equipment use and the evaluation of experimental procedures and data. In your third year you’ll take an Individual Project module where you’ll be encouraged to use and apply research and innovation tools and approached in a practical context. Team working will also allow you to develop interpersonal and communication skills – an important skill for the workplace. <br/><br/>**YOUR CAREER** <br/><br/>Data Science jobs are becoming increasingly in demand across all sectors including engineering, technology, society, commerce and healthcare. You could move into roles such as: <br/><br/><br/>- Data scientist <br/><br/><br/>- Data analyst <br/><br/><br/>- Data engineer <br/><br/><br/>- Data architect <br/><br/><br/>- Machine learning engineer <br/><br/><br/>- Business intelligence engineer <br/><br/><br/>**STUDY OPTIONS** <br/><br/>This course is also available without a Foundation Year option.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
I22F
Institution Code
D39
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS Tariff112 120 We encourage you to outline all your qualifications and achievements in your application to provide us a full picture. Your offer will typically be based on your predicted and/or achieved grades from full level 3 qualifications or above e.g. A levels, BTEC Ext Diploma, Access to HE, etc. Any subject specifics are outlined below in the A-levels section, and these specifics are applicable across all equivalent qualifications. A strong application/performance and appropriate experience will be taken into account where typical criteria is not met. Access to HE DiplomaPearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification A levelT Level |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £14,900 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
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