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BSc (Hons) AI and Data Science at Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A BSc (Hons) in which students learn to manage, explore, analyse and visualise image, text and numerical data and apply these skills to areas such as autonomous vehicles, financial decision making, health diagnosis and robotics. The course is informed by academic research and industry feedback and is accredited by the Chartered Institute for IT. Applications are currently accepted only for direct entry to Year 3, normally with a relevant HND.

Duration: 2 years full time (Year 3 direct entry)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 3 modules are Introduction to Data Science, DevOps, Group Project, Data Visualisation, Research Skills and Professional Issues and Programming 3. Technical skills include software development and machine learning alongside creative problem solving for societal and environmental challenges. Year 4 module information is being finalised.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue roles including Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Machine Learning Scientist, Applications Architect, Data Architect, Infrastructure Architect, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Software Developer and Cloud Engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Year 3 entry only: HND Computer Science or HND Computing: Software Development with BB in the Graded Units. Relevant work experience and prior learning can be considered through GCU's Recognition of Prior Learning scheme.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years full time (Year 3 direct entry)

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