Data Science is a new and rapidly expanding discipline that uses scientific approaches, business understanding, data and artificial intelligence to extract knowledge and understanding from the vast quantities of data sources that exist.
The BSc (Hons) Data Science Graduate Apprenticeship will equip you with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours to make a valuable contribution in one of Scotland’s most in-demand skill-sets. You will enhance your skills and improve your career prospects in the emerging field of Data Science by studying for a fully-funded university degree while in a paid, relevant job role.
Data scientists work with data, including datasets relating to climate change, health and social media to enhance insight, to innovate and to enable data driven decision-making. Throughout, you will obtain the requisite underpinning of technical knowledge, combined with key capabilities in data governance and the application of ethics, with a focus on well-rounded professional skills and behaviours.
Companies are increasingly looking at ways to develop technology through machine learning and data-driven analytics and require fresh talent to deliver ground-breaking results. You will be taught both the theory and practical elements of the subject: manipulating and analysing big data sets to draw meaning and understanding that affect our everyday lives. You can then apply your learning immediately in the workplace to solve real-world problems, allowing you to accelerate your career, and your employer to have the most up-to-date skills in their business.
Our Graduate Apprentices will typically initially work in job roles such as Data Analyst, Document Controller, Data Coordinator, Business Intelligence and Finance/Calculations Analyst. They may also be in more senior level roles within IT more broadly, but looking to enhance their Data Science skills. You will not be expected to undertake a data related role right away, but should aim towards working in this area as you progress into the latter stages of the course. This should be supported by your employing organisation.
Successful graduates from this course have gone onto enhance their careers and progress through their company in areas such as:
- Data science
- Software development
- Data analysis
- Systems analysis
- Data engineering
- Machine learning engineering
- Machine learning scientist
- Statistician