Data Science

About this course

Data science is one of the fastest-growing and most in-demand disciplines of the current era. It is concerned with how data, increasingly vast quantities of it, can be collected, stored, analysed, and interpreted to generate insights that inform decisions, reveal patterns, and solve problems. It brings together statistics, programming, machine learning, and domain knowledge, and it is applied across every sector from healthcare and finance to retail, sport, and public policy. As the volume of data produced by the world continues to grow, the ability to work with it rigorously and thoughtfully has become one of the most valuable skills a graduate can have. The Open University offers this programme by distance learning on a part-time basis, making it accessible to students who cannot commit to full-time campus study. The Open University's approach to distance learning is well established

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 93% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 52% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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