Bachelor of Data Science

Summary

Data is used by organisations of all sizes to make better decisions. Study data science to learn how to analyse and interpret data to inform decision-making and forecast trends.

UC's data science degree will teach you about secure and ethical ways to collect, store, and process large amounts of data — as well as how to understand and communicate findings by turning numbers into actionable outcomes.

Study data science at UC to develop a diverse skillset you can use across many fields.

What will my study involve?

• Depending on your chosen major, you will have a range of hands-on learning experiences from our modern laboratories to our field stations.
• Project work in your final year will give you experience in applying data science to create workplace solutions.
• We have research centres that specialise in data science, with projects like climate change prediction models in Antarctica, geospatial mapping for urban planning in rural Aotearoa, and VR simulation training systems for firefighters.

Subjects and Courses

• DATA101 Introduction to Data Science
• COSC121 Introduction to Computer Programming
• COSC122 Introduction to Computer Science
• MATH102 Mathematics 1A
• SCIE101 Science, Society and Me
• DATA201 Data Wrangling
• DATA203 Data Science Multivariable Methods
• COSC262 Algorithms
• PHIL240 Bioethics: Life, Death and Medicine
• STAT201 Applied Statistics OR STAT202 Regression Modelling
• DATA301 Big Data Computing and Systems
• DATA303 Computational Data Methods
• STAT315 Multivariate Statistical Methods OR STAT318 Data Mining
• Bioinformatics
• Business Analytics
• Computational Linguistics (not currently open to new enrolments)
• Data Science
• Population Health Data Science
• Spatial Data Science