Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science

University of Stirling

United Kingdom, Stirling

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University of Stirling

United Kingdom , Stirling

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

on campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 48 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 24,300 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science

About

Our BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science degree will give you an in-depth awareness and appreciation of the underlying computing and mathematical principles driving data science technologies. It is a practical degree focusing on the mathematical and analytical skills needed to begin a career as a data scientist or analyst.

What is a Graduate Apprenticeship?

It is a Scottish Government priority to increase workforce skills through graduate-level qualifications such as Graduate Apprenticeships. Graduate Apprenticeships are supported by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Graduate Apprentices work for their employer whilst studying and developing their skills at the University of Stirling. It means that work undertaken for the employer counts towards a Graduate Apprentice's qualification.

All tuition fees for the apprentice are funded by the Scottish Government and places are available for companies with a facility in Scotland, where the apprentice is employed at that facility and domiciled in Scotland.

The BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science course involves attending 1 day of online classes and 4 days work with the employer on a weekly basis.

Benefits to the employer

Our graduate apprenticeships have been designed to tackle the challenges of current and emerging skills gaps. Find out how our apprentices can help your business.

Hear from Andy, a current Graduate Apprentice, and his employer, Student Loans Company

Top reasons to study with us

Learn cutting edge data science techniques from leading academics in the field. Stirling is member of the DataLab providing links to the data industry in Scotland.

Subjects at the core of our teaching include script programming, machine learning and statistics.

Opportunity to graduate with a higher education degree while working.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Year 1 entry – Four-year honours

BBB at SQA Higher or equivalent qualifications
Relevant Foundation Apprenticeship and 2 Highers
Relevant Modern Apprenticeship (SCQF Level 6)
Applicants with non-standard qualifications including SVQs/NVQs and access programmes will be considered on an individual basis
Applicants with work experience and/or professional qualifications can be considered through Recognition of Prior Learning. This is the process for recognising learning that has its source in experience and/or previous formal, non-formal and learning contexts.

Mathematics competency

Where there is no evidence of competency in mathematics either in a formal or informal context, candidates will be required to undertake a short test. This can be administered by the University or the Graduate Apprentice employer.

Applicants must also be:

living and working in Scotland
at least 16 years old
working for an employer based in Scotland in an area related to one of the programmes
recommended by the employer

International entry requirements

View the entry requirements for your country

Additional information

Contact us for application and course queries

If you are looking to upskill your workforce, recruit new apprentices, or find out more about our Graduate Apprenticeship, please contact Fiona McMillan, Business Engagement Officer, on fiona.mcmillan@stir.ac.uk.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:

IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill.
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill.
IBT TOEFL 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing.

See our information on English language requirements for more details on the language tests we accept and options to waive these requirements.

Pre-sessional English language courses

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this course, our partner INTO University of Stirling offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for entry to this degree.

Find out more about our pre-sessional English language courses

English Program Requirements

If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:

IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill.
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill.
IBT TOEFL 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing.

See our information on English language requirements for more details on the language tests we accept and options to waive these requirements.

Pre-sessional English language courses

Find out more about our pre-sessional English language courses

Career

Demand for workers with specialist data skills like data scientists and data engineers has more than tripled over five years (+231%), according to a labour market analysis commissioned for Dynamics of data science skills, a new Royal Society report published in May 2019.

The types of skills most frequently required by British employers include scripting languages, big data, SQL databases and machine learning.