University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)

Course Description

• The course has been developed as part of the Institute of Coding's University Learners employability initiative, to ensure it equips data scientists with the skills needed by industry

• The course is taught through a mix of context, theory and hands-on practice, with both individual and group learning activities built in

• Studying the role of a data scientist, students will become familiar with areas such as ethical practice and data for sustainable development; research methods, data gathering and exploratory data analysis; and programming principles (including R, Python and HTML/Javascript)

• Students will learn to use statistical inference, modelling and analysis, machine learning and predictive analytics

• This course is accredited by the The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS)