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AI and Data Science

Glasgow Caledonian University

Content

If you are interested in a career developing societally beneficial data science and artificial intelligence solutions to real-world problems like climate change, financial services, or sustainable development, the BSc (Hons) AI and Data Science course will equip you with the knowledge and skills required.

The ability to draw insight and make decisions from data is critical to healthcare providers, government organisations, social media companies, the financial and education sectors, and the entertainment industry.

During this course, you will learn how to manage, explore, analyse, understand and visualise image, text, or numerical data and apply these skills to challenges in areas such as autonomous vehicles, financial decision making, health diagnosis, or robotics. As well as technical skills such as software development and machine learning, you will also develop the creative thinking skills required for a career developing novel solutions to the key societal and environmental challenges affecting the world today.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry: 4 Highers at BBCC including Maths (or Applications of Maths) or Computing Science.

Widening access entry: 4 Highers at BCCC including Maths (or Applications of Maths) or Computing Science.

A Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted as equivalent of a non-essential Higher at B.

Start Date

September

Qualification

Degree

Award

BSc Hons

Study Method

Full time

UCAS Code

G510

Course Length

4 years

Faculty

School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment

Department

Computing

SCQF Level

10

Website

www.gcu.ac.uk

Career Sectors

Biology

Chemistry and Materials Science

Food Science and Technology

Mathematics and Statistics

Physics

Science General