BSc (Hons) Data Science (Graduate Apprenticeship) at Edinburgh Napier University

Programme overview

A four-year BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science that combines technical knowledge with data governance and ethics, taught through theory and practical manipulation and analysis of large data sets that apprentices apply in their workplace.

Faculty: School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment | Duration: 4 years (part-time) | Study mode: part-time; graduate apprenticeship | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Foundations of Software Design and Development, Mathematics for Software Engineering, Data Science with Python. Year 2: Object Oriented Software Development, Database Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures. Year 3: Data Analytics, Scripting for Natural Language Processing. Year 4: Machine Learning for Conversational AI, Data Management and Processing and an Honours Project; work-based Professional Practice projects each year.

Career pathways

Graduates can find employment in data science, software development, data analysis, systems analysis, data engineering and machine learning engineering.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be employed in the same field as the subject area, be 16 or older (some employers require 18+), have the right to live and work permanently in the UK and be ordinarily resident in Scotland. Standard entry: four SQA Highers at BBBB (or equivalent) including Maths, Statistics or Physics (National 5 grade C in Maths/Lifeskills Maths/Applications of Maths and English if not taken at Higher); or a Foundation Apprenticeship in IT: Software Development at SCQF Level 6 plus two Highers BB; or a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 6-7 in an ICT/Digital discipline; or HNC/HND in an unrelated discipline plus Higher Maths, Statistics or Physics at B; or RPL. Minimum offer: BBCC plus National 5 grade C in Maths and English. Year 2 entry: Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 8; HNC grade A in a related discipline AND Higher Maths B; HND grade B; two Advanced Highers at BB including Computing; or RPL. Year 3 entry: 240 SCQF credits with at least 120 at SCQF 8 (e.g. HND grade B in Data Science plus Higher Maths B, or a Diploma of Higher Education in Data Science or Computer Science) or RPL.

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/apprenticeships/become-a-graduate-apprentice

Explore more study programmes

STEM