Data Science

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Data science has slowly become a fundamental part of modern day technology, it is used in many areas from advertising to engineering. Data science will only become more intertwined in everyday life and company operations, therefore, more data science engineers will be required in the future.

One of the best aspects of data science is that every industry will need data science engineers, thus, you can be assured that you will find a industry that you enjoy and will want to work in. Furthermore, data science is very broad, it can be as simple as assessing some data on excel to using advanced AI technologies to implement solutions to industry problems. This means there is a position for every level of data science engineer from low level to high level skill sets.

Type of Course

The course will involve formal online or in person lectures, which you will have to attend and then carry on studying in your own time as well. At the end of the course you will have formal assessments which you will need to pass. Data science does not have levels but rather different data science tool sets (i.e. python, AI, Machine learning etc...), this will determine the level mostly.

Entry Requirements

Most data science courses will not have a entry requirement as data science will be using computer language which is different to normal linguistic languages and does not need knowledge of mathematics or science to understand and learn. However, higher level courses will/may require you to have already learnt or completed lower level courses/fundamentals.

GCSEs that suit this Course

Regardless of what GCSEs you do you can always go down various career paths, but certain GCSEs will give you an advantage and some will be required. Below is a list of GCSEs which will help you with data science course:

A-levels that suit this Course

You will most likely not need A-levels to enter any course, but you will need to future proof your career, so it is still good to have A-levels. Regardless of what A-levels you do you can always go down various career paths, but certain A-levels will give you an advantage and some will be required. Below is a list of A-levels which will help you with data science course:

Duration of Course

The course has different levels which will determine the duration, where it can be a few hours to a few months. The levels are determined from what topics you study and how many different topics you study

Course cost

The data science course will cost from £10 - £10,000 depending on which provider you go through and the level you apply to.

Who This Course Suits?

Every course will be enjoyable and suit different personalities, below is a list of characteristics and personalities which will enjoy a accounting course:

Module /Topics

Data science courses have many topics that can be covered, below is a list of the topics that will be in the curriculums:

Industry Sectors

Data science course allows you too apply to different industries, below is a list of them:

Types of Jobs

Data science course allows you to apply to a wide variety of roles, below is a list of roles:

Work hours and Salary

You will normally work between 37.5 - 40 hours a week depending depending on how the contract will be written out. The salary you will receive can be seen below: