
Overview
This Data Science (Honours) BSc from The Open University UK plays an important role in almost all private and public sector employment. The need to understand how to use data to inform decision making in many occupations has never been more important.
You’ll gain a good grounding in mathematical and statistical methods, which provide a foundation for data analysis; together with the essential computing skills needed to use them to solve practical problems, including elements of machine learning and artificial intelligence. You’ll also gain experience of using statistical software packages.
Key facts:
- Develops familiarity with mathematical, statistical and computational data modelling techniques.
- Builds expertise in a range of appropriate software, including the widely used Python and R languages.
- Provides experience communicating and critically commenting on the results of data analysis.
- Increases employability prospects in a wide range of sectors, including finance, government, health, education, the voluntary sector, business and commerce.
Career opportunities:
Data scientists are highly sought after in virtually all work places. The use of data science in social media, online commerce and government has revolutionised the digital economy, with employers across both the public and private sectors now recruiting data scientists to identify and solve complex business problems.
Data scientists are at the heart of supporting strategic and operational decision making. They are needed in all areas of employment including business intelligence, management, biology, economics, education, engineering, environment studies, finance, government, logistics, medicine, meteorology, market research, sport and multinational businesses.
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Courses include:
- Essential mathematics
- Applications of probability
- Analysing data
- Algorithms, data structures and computability
- Data management and analysis
- Optimization
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
There is no formal pre-requisite study, but you must have the required mathematical skills to study the compulsory module Essential mathematics 1 (MST124), including:
- algebraic manipulation and solving equations
- quadratics and parabolas
- geometry and trigonometry
- exponentials and logarithms.
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7472 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22416 GBP for the full programme during 36 months. -
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7272 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21816 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
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