Data Science BSc (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course Big Data is used by some of the world’s biggest organisations, and is defined by its size, complexity and the fact that regular data processing applications are unable to handle it. This course is one of the first in the UK to address the challenges it presents, and during your first year you will study topics that include statistics, software engineering and social media. The second year focuses on subjects such as the semantics of data and interoperability strategies, and during your final year you will link your knowledge to applications such as information visualisation.

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Location

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

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About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , which should include two A levels at C or above UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Merit Merit from either two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or from a BTEC Diploma or Merit Merit Pass in the BTEC Extended Diploma UCAS Tariff Score.

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Subjects

  • Project
  • Semantics
  • Software Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Visualisation

Course programme

The course will provide you with academic and technical skills to analyse, interpret and make sense of the huge amount of ubiquitous data created daily. It will enable you to meet the demands of tomorrow’s information society.
  • Learn how large amounts of distributed, diverse and linked data is relevant to all companies and organisations, whatever their size
  • Study data management, infrastructures, search and mining, presentation and visualisation, security and privacy
  • Develop your collaborative and communication skills as you work in lively, enthusiastic groups
  • Gain a critical understanding of the phenomenon of large-scale data repositories
  • Explore career opportunities with our many domestic and international industry contacts
  • Challenge yourself with practical projects that provide the opportunity to use your newly acquired knowledge
  • Benefit from the teaching expertise of research staff on a course that meets the needs of both academia and industry
Year 1
  • Principles and Practice of Data
  • Fundamentals of Computing and Software Engineering
  • Mathematics of Data
  • Data Science Group Project
Year 2
  • Data Security and Information Integrity
  • Data Mining and Data Analysis
  • Distributed Data Management and Semantics
  • Data Science Individual Project
Year 3
  • Data Engineering and Retrieval
  • Data Presentation and Visualization
  • Social Professional Project Management and Ethics
  • Data Science Major Project

Data Science BSc (Hons)

Price on request