Course Overview

Data is everywhere and continuing to grow massively, which has created a huge demand for qualified experts who can uncover valuable insights from data. Data science is an emerging and trending field that is rapidly developing. It combines data analytics, statistics, computer science, and software engineering and is highly sought-after by employers in business, education, finance, industry, the public sector, and many other fields. Birkbeck's four-year, part-time BSc Data Science and Computing will give you the strong technical grounding you need to work in a job as a data scientist or industry analyst. You will gain a broad knowledge of computing and mathematics and acquire strong programming and data analysis skills using Python, R, and Java - the most popular programming languages used by data scientists. During this course, you will also investigate current research areas in data science more deeply and engage practically with the industry. This course is also available for full-time evening study over three years.

General Eligibility

Applicants under 21 require a minimum of two A-levels or equivalent., GCSE grade C or grade 4, or equivalent, in English and mathematics.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.