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BSc Data Science
Bachelor's degree
In London ()
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
The BSc in Data Science will prepare students to become professionals who excel at manipulating and analysing data sets that don't succumb readily to standard statistical and… Computing Undergraduate
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Subjects
- Excel
- Computing
- IT
- Programming
- MS Excel
- Skills and Training
Course programme
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The BSc in Data Science will prepare students to become professionals who excel at manipulating and analysing data sets that don't succumb readily to standard statistical and programming methodologies. You will learn to develop software, use toolkits and run clusters to solve problems and inform better decision-making.
As one of the most employable technical subjects across the globe, the BSc in Data Science at Goldsmiths will develop your marketable skills in data analysis as well as provide you with the practical and technical skills to program with data-rich applications in mind.
Students who complete the BSc Data Science will gain knowledge in comparable programming skills and mathematical knowledge. Students will also be empowered to engage in debates about the use and abuse of personal and other data and the place of data in society.
What is Data Science?
Data Science involves dealing with data, at whatever scale: a small amount of data from surveys or polls, all the way up to a record of every mouse movement and keystroke by every user of Google's search page. The techniques used to understand the modern torrent of data are at the intersection of computing and mathematics, including statistics and machine learning, and there is a high demand in industry, in charities and in the public sector for professionals who have expertise in developing software to perform data analytic tasks.
What will you learn?
You will learn the combination of techniques and skills that characterise Data Science.
In your first year, you will learn to program, paying particular attention to environments and frameworks that let you explore and analyse data sets quickly and reliably: you will learnindustry-standard languages such as Python and R. You will also learn university-level mathematics, both to support your programming and also to understand the statistical nature of data.
Your second year will deepen your knowledge of statistics, while also broadening the computational toolset, learning about data visualization, data warehousing and a lower-level programming language such as C++ or Java; you will combine these in a group project working with data.
In your final year, you will have a choice of relevant options, such as Big Data Applications, Machine Learning and Natural Computing, and you complete an individual project to be the jewel of your Data Science portfolio. Throughout, you will be encouraged to consider data in context, and think about your audience and how you should communicate your analysis and understanding to help change the world around you.
*New programme: Subject to validation
Please note: 'subject to validation' means that we will be offering this degree providing it is approved by the Goldsmiths Academic Board.
If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Professor Robert Zimmer
Additional information
BSc Data Science*
- UCAS
G300 - Entry requirements
A-level: ABB
BTEC: DDD - Length
3 years full-time or 6 years part-time - Department
Computing
BSc Data Science