Course summary

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 engineering and development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, operational research, big data and parallel computing. • Stage 1 will provide the foundations in data science, software engineering and mathematics for later stages of the programme. • 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. • Benefit from being part of a close-knit, collaborative and supportive community, with direct support from friendly lecturers, ensuring a personalised learning experience. • An optional but recommended paid placement year allows you to learn within a professional context and primes you for the career you want. • The final year contains applied modules in which you will work with, study and analyse data in industry-relevant applications. • 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. • 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.