Faculty of Science

Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSci)

Bachelor 4 years Full-time 80% aggregate
80%
Minimum Aggregate Excl. Life Orientation
Programme Overview
Qualification
Bachelor
Duration
4 Years
Campus
Main Campus
Language
English
Study Mode
Full-time
About This Programme

An interfaculty programme of four years leading to the Bachelor of Data Science degree, combining science, mathematics, and computational skills.

Admission Requirements
Minimum aggregate of 80% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)

Required Subjects percentage

One of the following
  • Afrikaans Home Language 60%
  • English Home Language 60%
  • Afrikaans First Additional Language 75%
  • English First Additional Language 75%
  • Mathematics 80%

Focal Areas choose one

Computer Science Applied Mathematics Statistical Physics
This is an interfaculty programme. The NSC aggregate minimum is 80% excluding Life Orientation. Language requirement: Afrikaans Home Language 60% OR English Home Language 60% OR Afrikaans First Additional Language 75% OR English First Additional Language 75%. Selection mark (SM) = (Mathematics x 2) + 5 other subjects (of which at least one must be English or Afrikaans, excluding Life Orientation) + 7.
Career Opportunities
Analyst Development chemist Research assistant Onsite chemist Medical chemist Data scientist Machine learning engineer Machine learning scientist Applications architect Business intelligence (BI) developer Statistician Data analyst Medical science liaison Pharmaceutical scientist Clinical trial associate Regulatory affairs specialist Pharmacovigilance officer Quality assurance specialist Medical representative Medical epidemiologist Biomedical engineer Personalised medicine analyst Researcher in systems biology
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