This program studies different analytical methods in business and industry, focusing on technological solutions. You'll take courses from Statistics, Computing Science, Math, and Business, honing your problem solving skills to extract evidence based decisions from data.

The Data Science program is an interdisciplinary program offered through the Faculty of Science. You can start this program at the Surrey campus.

The Faculty of Science, with the Departments of Statistics and Actuarial Science and of Mathematics, the Beedie School of Business, and the School of Computing Science, offers a major in Data Science (DATA) leading to a bachelor of science (BSc). This is a highly structured program providing a multidisciplinary approach to quantitative methods for business and industry in an environment of rapid changes in technology.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Under program and University regulations, a general degree requires a total of 120 units, 44 of which are in upper division courses. Completion of all lower and upper division courses shown below is required. However, students should be aware of particular department requirements for course entry.

Career possibilities

The world is changing rapidly and you have no way of knowing the full range of career opportunities available to you in the future. Graduates of this program may end up in a range of occupations, including these:

Automation Specialist
Data Scientist
Mechatronics Engineer
Computer and Information Systems Manager
Computer Support Specialist
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer
Mathematical Technician
Operations Researcher
Robotics Specialist
Software Engineer