Data Analysis (W77)

Data plays an important role in almost all private and public sector employment. The need to understand how to use data to inform business decisions has never been more important. This qualification equips you with the key skills to explore and analyse complex data sets and solve practical problems using applied mathematics, statistics and computing. It forms a strong foundation for further study or employment in the field of data science.

Key features of the course
- Develops familiarity with mathematical, statistical and computational data modelling techniques

- Builds working knowledge of a range of appropriate software, including writing code in the Python language

- Provides experience of carrying out data analysis, and of communicating and critically commenting on the results

- Builds a solid foundation on which to continue on to a degree in data science or employment in a wide range of sectors, including finance, government, health, education, the voluntary sector, business and commerce