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Academic Structures

Programme Academic Structure for 2023 - 2024, BSc in Data Science

This information is provisional & subject to change.

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
CA103Computer Systems5Semester 101001
CA116Computer Programming I10Semester 140601
CA117Computer Programming II10Semester 250501
CA119Data Science and Databases5Semester 180201
CA176Introduction to R5Semester 250501
MS103Linear Mathematics I5Semester 180203
MS104Linear Mathematics II5Semester 280203
MS117Probability 15Semester 280203
MS146Calculus and its Applications10Year long01001

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
CA229Developing Internet Applications5Semester 201001
CA268Computer Programming 3 (Data Struct. & Alg.)5Semester 170301
CA269Computer Programming 4 (Object Oriented Prog)5Semester 250501
CA270Data Warehousing and OLAP5Semester 180201
CA271AIntroduction to Machine Learning7.5Semester 21001
CA273AData Processing and Visualisation7.5Semester 11001
CA274Programming for Data Analysis5Semester 201001
MS205Calculus of Several Variables5Semester 180203
MS226Statistics I7.5Semester 170301
MS228Statistics II7.5Semester 270301

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
CA338Intra30Semester 201002

Year 3 Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
CA336Data Exploration Using Graph Theory5Semester 101001
CA337Application Domains 17.5Semester 101001
CA339Software Eng: Building Better Software5Semester 101001
CA369SEMESTER ONE ABROAD30Semester 101002
CA375Professional & Research Practice for Data Sci5Semester 101001
CA4009Search Technologies7.5Semester 170301

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
CA4015Advanced Machine Learning7.5Semester 201001
CA4016Application Domains 27.5Semester 101001
CA4021Final Year Project15Year long01002
CA4022Data at Speed and Scale7.5Semester 101001
CA4023Natural Language Technologies7.5Semester 160401
CA4024Building Complex Computational Models7.5Semester 260401
CA4025Application Domains 37.5Semester 201001

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