Data Science

About this course

Data science is a new and rapidly expanding discipline that applies scientific approaches, business understanding, and artificial intelligence to extract knowledge and insight from the vast quantities of data that modern economies and digital systems generate. At Edinburgh Napier University, the BSc Data Science is a four-year full-time programme that includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and work placement, giving you substantial professional and international experience alongside a technically demanding academic curriculum. As the current description notes, the discipline combines scientific approaches, business understanding, data, and AI to extract knowledge from the data sources that increasingly surround every aspect of professional and personal life. The programme develops your skills in programming, statistical analysis, machine learning, data visualisation, database manageme

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 2% of graduatescards →

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