Data Science BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Data Science BSc (Hons)
Data Science graduates are in growing demand across a wide range of sectors, including health, finance, business, public services, maritime, marine and environmental science. This degree provides graduates with industry-relevant knowledge and practical skills in data science. You will gain competence across a broad range of key areas, including programming, data curation and processing, data privacy and ethics, data management, visualisation, analytics, and modelling.
• This course contains modules in key areas relevant to data science, including statistics, software e...
Data Science graduates are in growing demand across a wide range of sectors, including health, finance, business, public services, maritime, marine and environmental science. This degree provides graduates with industry-relevant knowledge and practical skills in data science. You will gain competence across a broad range of key areas, including programming, data curation and processing, data privacy and ethics, data management, visualisation, analytics, and modelling.<br/><br/>• This course contains modules in key areas relevant to data science, including statistics, software engineering and development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, operational research, big data and parallel computing.<br/>• Stage 1 will provide the foundations in data science, software engineering and mathematics for later stages of the programme.<br/>• Enjoy new facilities – state-of-the-art lecture theatres, computer laboratories, study and social spaces – in our £63 million teaching and research building that opened in 2023.<br/>• Benefit from being part of a close-knit, collaborative and supportive community, with direct support from friendly lecturers, ensuring a personalised learning experience.<br/>• An optional but recommended paid placement year allows you to learn within a professional context and primes you for the career you want.<br/>• The final year contains applied modules in which you will work with, study and analyse data in industry-relevant applications.<br/>• In the final year you will carry out an in-depth data science study, supervised by an expert in that field. This will provide you with a show piece of your skills for potential employers.<br/>• Through innovative teaching, you will acquire applied, up-to-date, industry-relevant skills in data science, so that you are equipped with practical expertise that is highly valued by employers.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
G403
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
To preferably include a relevant technical subject, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, or Physics.
Scottish Higher
Considered in combination
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject (Computing, IT, Science, Engineering) with at least 33 Level 3 credits at Merit/Distinction.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26
30
To preferably include a relevant technical subject, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, or Physics.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
DDM
If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. This information enables us to process your application quickly and avoid delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
112 points from a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers, to preferably include a relevant technical subject, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, or Physics.
Scottish Advanced Higher
112 UCAS points from a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers, to preferably include a relevant technical subject, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, or Physics.
Extended Project
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
112 UCAS points. If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. This information enables us to process your application quickly and avoid delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application.
A level
112 UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A-levels, to preferably include a relevant technical subject, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, or Physics.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
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