Overview

Key Features

The Bachelor of Science Big Data Analytics (Honours) offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is designed by the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Wits University to blend multi-disciplinary subjects together and to provide students with the research and professional skills to master and design smart technologies.

“Big Data” captures the idea of managing vast amounts of data using a variety of modern computing technologies and infrastructure from various sources. To understand, manage, and develop the required technologies, people trained in the intersection of subjects ranging from computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, mathematics, engineering, system design and social sciences are needed.

The course will introduce postgraduate computer science students to the field of big data analytics. The course has a focus on strong computational and mathematical foundations embedded in practical applications. Students having completed the course would have been exposed to all facets of the big data analytics pipeline from technology deployment, through machine learning, to optimisation and multivariate statistics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Project: Big Data Analytics
Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning
Data Analysis and Exploration
Discrete Optimisation
Applications of Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Digital Image Processing
High-Performance Computing and Scientific Data Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data Data Analytics View 4 other Bachelors in Data Science & Big Data in South Africa

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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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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate BSc degree with a major in computer science or equivalent (NQF 7) is required and at least a second year in a mathematics equivalent. However, if you have a BSc degree and can show that your degree had a large computer science like component (data structures, databases, programming languages, algorithms) or that you have done additional course work such as a diploma in programming these will be considered.

Admission into the Big Data Analytics Honours programme is highly selective. Students must have at least 2nd Year Mathematics or Computer Science. To be accepted, students must have performed well in their undergraduate degrees (we use a guideline of 70% in third-year level courses, though this is by no means a guarantee of acceptance into the programme).

Proficiency in at least one procedural or object-oriented programming language.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

46280 ZAR / year

≈ 46280 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

46280 ZAR / year

≈ 46280 ZAR / year

Additional Details

R46,280 – R55,190

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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