Data Science (Honours) Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Overview

Key facts

Effective and efficient usage of data in the digital world nowadays can help to foster a better world/society. However, people who are competent in harvest useful insights from a vast amount of data require a particular set of skills which is different from those offered by traditional academic program curriculums. Competent candidates should be able to manipulate data stored in different sources, explore useful patterns via math/statistical and machine learning skills, interpret the numerical results, summarize meaningful findings and convey the messages to other parties effectively. The curriculum of the Data Science (Honours) programme of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University is designed based on the recommendations given by industry professionals, academic professors and employers in business sectors. Topics from Statistics, Math, Computing and Economics are addressed in this program.

Career prospects

Graduates are usually employed as data analyst or related positions in the areas of finance, banking, marketing research, education, logistics and government sector.