DATA SCIENCE AND COMPUTING (BSC): 4-YEAR, PART-TIME
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
Data is everywhere and continuing to grow massively, which has created a huge demand for qualified experts who can uncover valuable insights from data. Data science is an emerging and trending field that is rapidly developing. It combines data analytics, statistics, computer science and software engineering and is highly sought-after by employers in business, education, finance, industry, the public sector and many other fields.
Birkbeck's BSc Data Science and Computing will give you the strong technical grounding you need to work in a job as a data scientist or industry analyst. You will gain a broad knowledge of computing and mathematics and acquire strong programming and data analysis skills using Python, R and Java - the most popular programming languages used by data scientists. During this course you will also investigate current research areas in data science more deeply and engage practically with the industry.
This course is also available for full-time evening study over three years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers as data scientists or data analysts, with the benefit of being competent software engineers as well, a combination of skills sought by employers. Job opportunities exist in software companies, healthcare, banking, insurance, policing and tech companies as, for example, machine learning engineers for artificial intelligence software, analytics associates/data scientists, quantitative analysts or graduate software developers.
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential. If you have no previous formal qualifications you will need to complete an admission test including English comprehension and mathematical knowledge.
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Subjects
- Computing
- Software Engineering
- Mathematics
- Web
- Project
- Programming
- Part Time
- Engineering
- Industry
- Systems
- GCSE Mathematics
Course programme
The course consists mainly of 15-credit modules, to a total of 360 credits.
In Year 1, you take six compulsory modules.
In Year 2, you take six compulsory modules.
In Year 3, you take four compulsory modules and choose two option modules.
In Year 4, you take three compulsory modules, choose one option module and undertake a project worth 30 credits.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES- Foundations of Data Science I
- Introduction to Computer Systems
- Introduction to Database Technology
- Introduction to Programming
- Mathematics for Computing
- Systems Analysis and Design I
- Computer Networking
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Foundations of Data Science II
- Software and Programming I
- Software Engineering I
- Systems Analysis and Design II
- Database Management
- Information Security
- Introduction to Data Analytics using R
- Software Engineering II
- Concepts of Machine Learning
- Data Science Applications and Techniques
- Professional Issues in Computing
- BSc Data Science Project
- Advanced Web Authoring
- Calculus 2
- Cloud Computing Concepts
- E-business
- Introduction to Semantic Technologies
- Introduction to Web Authoring
- JavaScript
- Mobile Web Application Development
- Programming Language Paradigms
- Software and Programming II
- Software and Programming III
- Web Data with XML, JSON and AJAX
- Wireless and Mobile Computing
Additional information
Part-time home students: £ 6935 pa
Part-time international students: £10710 pa
DATA SCIENCE AND COMPUTING (BSC): 4-YEAR, PART-TIME