Bachelor of Science - Data Science and Analytics (I1G3)

Data is the lifeblood of society. From medicine to government offices, and market research to the environment, the collection and analysis of data is crucial to understanding how to improve, create and guide products and services across the globe. Data science is about doing some detective work and carrying out the investigations needed to inform important decisions and to predict new trends. Technology is growing and evolving at an incredible speed, and both the rate of growth of data generated and the devices used to process it can only increase.

At the University of Essex, they help students to understand how utilising the speed and processing-power of computers can assist in using data to make better decisions. Students discover the new methods and the smart, unusual questions needed to make sense of both structured and unstructured data.

The course balances solid theory with practical application through exploring topics including:

• Mathematical skills • Computer science and programming • Statistics and operations research • Artificial intelligence, databases and information retrieval • Ethical issues around the use and processing of data • Specialist skills in the areas of big data, data analytics and data science

A successful career in data science requires students to possess truly interdisciplinary knowledge, so the University of Essex ensures that students graduate with a wide-ranging yet specialised set of skills in this area. Students are taught within the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.

Data scientists are required in every sector, carrying out statistical analysis or mining data on social media, so this course can open the door to almost any industry, from health, to government, to publishing.