BSc (Hons) Data Science at Keele University

Unlock the power of data and shape the future with our BSc in Data Science, designed and taught by leading researchers in the field. You will explore AI, machine learning and analytics in real world contexts, developing the skills to turn complex information into meaningful insights. Through practical projects and industry experience, you will build the sought after technical and problem-solving skills to innovate and make an impact across science, business and society.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences  |  Department: School of Computer Science and Mathematics  |  Duration: 3 years or 4 years with international or placement year  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Foundations of Data Science. Year 2 compulsory modules: Web Technologies and Databases, Statistics and Probability for Data Science, Computational and Professional Data Skills, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Year 3 compulsory modules: Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Data Ethics, Cloud Computing with Data Applications, Research and Development Project in Data Science.

Career pathways

The ability to gain actionable insight from big data is highly valuable as it enables companies to understand their audience on a granular level and make decisions based on data-driven evidence. From programming in Python, through to large-scale data engineering and working on the latest deep-learning research in applied settings, you will graduate with statistical knowledge and the technical expertise, problem-solving, computational, communication, presentation, visualisation, and teamwork skills employers seek.

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