Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Learn to use specialist technologies and processes to extract crucial knowledge and insights from data.

Become adept at using advanced statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to analyse complex, real-world data sets; identifying insights that can drive business strategies, support healthcare outcomes, and even steer political policies.

Our employment-focused course is designed to equip you with the expertise to collect, organise, analyse, interpret, and communicate about large amounts of data to inform strategic decisions, and prepare you for your first professional role in data and IT.

Why ARU?

• Study in Peterborough, a globally recognised ‘smart city’ with a gigabit network.

• Work in state-of-the-art facilities, with industry-standard software.

• Gain real-world experience through industry-led Live Brief projects.

• Build confidence and influencing skills through presenting your work.

• Develop highly valued transferable skills to enable career pivots.

• Learn from sector experienced, expert lecturers.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Programming Fundamentals

• Relational Database Development Fundamentals

• Computer Systems and Networking Fundamentals

• Web Development Fundamentals

• Into ARU

Year 2

• Big Data Analytics

• Becoming an IT Professional

• Machine Learning and AI Fundamentals

• Team Based Project

• Algorithms, Data Structures and Advanced Programming

• Ruskin Module (15 credits)

Year 3

• Data Mining and Visualisation

• Future Tech and Development

• Graph Analytics and Learning

• Building Neural Networks

• Computing Major Project

Assessment will be via a variety of methods including, coursework assignments, live briefs and projects.

Coursework assignments will include a mix of technical reports, coding, practical work, demonstrations and presentations. Practical work will allow you to demonstrate how you put your knowledge into practice. Through demonstrations and presentations, you’ll learn to defend and objectively appraise your own work and analyse the work of others. Presentations demonstrate that you have appropriate communication skills such that you can present, defend and clarify complex information in a coherent way, to a range of audiences, expert or otherwise. It also permits you to show you can present information that may educate others and assist in your personal development.