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COURSESBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENTHERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

Data Sciences

BSc · Heriot-Watt University · 4 years

Data Sciences

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Heriot-Watt University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION91%
CONTINUATION90%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS83%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 48% of the work its graduates go into (High).

Entry tariff of real entrants

UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.

<480% of entrants
48-630% of entrants
64-790% of entrants
80-951% of entrants
96-1113% of entrants
112-1278% of entrants
128-1438% of entrants
144-15910% of entrants
160-17511% of entrants
176-19112% of entrants
192-20710% of entrants
208-22310% of entrants
224-2397% of entrants
240+9% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 91% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 90%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Programming Fundamentals · Discrete Mathematics · Computer Systems · Calculus & Linear Algebra

YEAR 2

Data Structures & Algorithms · Object-Oriented Programming · Databases · Operating Systems · Software Engineering

YEAR 3

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Networks · Theory of Computation · Human-Computer Interaction · Dissertation / Capstone Project

YEAR 4

Advanced Machine Learning · Cybersecurity · Elective — Cloud / Distributed Systems

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).