In your first year, you will study core computing topics such as programming and databases, as well as specialist subjects such as mathematics, statistics, and the principles and practice of data science. As you move into your second year you’ll progress onto more advanced topics, such as applied pr
In your first year, you will study core computing topics such as programming and databases, as well as specialist subjects such as mathematics, statistics, and the principles and practice of data science. As you move into your second year you’ll progress onto more advanced topics, such as applied predictive modelling, algorithms and data structures, machine learning (a key topic in artificial intelligence), and the theory and implementation of alternative database models.
In your final year, you’ll be ready to meet complex subjects such as deep learning, high-performance computing and big data, and you’ll turn your hand to a large-scale technical project. Alongside these subjects, you will be developing your communication and team working skills.
Study artificial intelligence and data science with us and you’ll gain essential, transferable computational and statistical thinking skills to create and deploy data-driven products. We’ll equip you with the knowledge for solving challenges in a range of potential data-rich application domains, such as medicine, health, climate, transportation, marketing and sales.
A degree in AI and Data Science will equip you with the knowledge and skills to acquire, curate, manage, analyse, and make inferences from data for solving real-world problems.
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Our purpose
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Our ambition
We will harness our creativity and confidence to enrich our students’ lives, raise the impact of our excellent education and research, and project its application to Manchester and the world.
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Our strategy - Research with impact
Our excellent research and knowledge exchange will help to address the grand challenges of our time, delivering local, national and global impact.
We will develop those areas of research where we have the greatest strength and opportunity. By 2030, we will have several research areas with significant critical mass that are internationally recognised as amongst the best.
Our research will drive our international reputation, so we can attract and retain high-quality staff. It will also inform our educational offer.
We will grow research funding, reflecting our areas of research excellence, so our activities are intellectually and financially sustainable.
We will apply our research strengths to regional, national and global challenges, in partnership with industry, government, public bodies and other external organisations.
We will deliver an exciting, inclusive, and supportive research environment for our postgraduate research students, supported by diverse external funding.
The bsc data sciences programme at heriot-watt university positions you at the vanguard of the data analytics and engineering revolution. It enables the transformation of data into actionable insights and equips you to address complex challenges in diverse industries.
Gain practical skills in data science and ai and explore how this rapidly expanding discipline is shaping the world around us.
Data scientists and analysts are in demand across a large range of sectors, from healthcare to finance, from marketing to transport. This course aims to provide the essential training you will need to be successful in this fast-moving, dynamic field.
Our BSc Data Science aims to provide a programme of study that combines data science, machine learning, statistics and mathematics. The programme uses a rigorous approach, has a mathematical focus and involves applying data science to the social sciences
On this degree you'll develop ethical data-driven solutions which have a positive impact on organisations and society. Taught by active researchers and developed with industry experts, you'll learn the technical and analytical competencies necessary to become a responsible data scientist.
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