BSc (Hons) Computing (Data Analytics and Big Data) at Dublin Business School

This is the Digital Age and Computer Science lies at the heart of the Digital World.  Computer Science Professionals play an integral part in the shaping of the exciting digital world of today and will continue to play a key role in shaping the future world that you will work, play, communicate and live in.  

Computer Science provides you with expertise in a variety of exciting disciplines such as programming, networking, analytics, and cloud computing.  One of the most important aspect of computer science is problem solving; an essential skill for life.  When you develop knowledge and skills in these areas you will belong to a group of talented people, with highly sought-after qualifications and competencies.

Computer Science qualifications are global as they have no boundaries.  A degree in computing will provide you with the opportunity to work in in a wide variety of sectors for companies at home and abroad.  Future opportunities in computing are varied and with a computing degree your future in a creative, innovative industry is assured. 

An exciting feature of this programme is that it incorporates work placement.  This provides you with the opportunity to build practical skills in industry and gain ‘real-world’ experience that will provide you with a smooth transition to the workplace upon graduation.

The BSc (Hons) in Computing (Data Analytics and Big Data) will prepare you for a career in a wide variety of sectors.  You will build skills, competence and knowledge in current technologies, gain practical work experience and specialise in Data Analytics and Big Data - a fast-growing area in the Computing sector.

Data Analytics and Big Data

The Digital Universe is growing at a phenomenal pace. Big Data comes from everywhere, posts to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, mobile phones GPS signals, your online footprint and many more.  As a result, there is a high demand for graduates in Data Analytics to support this rapidly growing phenomenon.

The BSc (Hons) in Computing (Data Analytics and Big Data)  will provide you with the technical skills to investigate large amounts of data to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and other insights. 

With these skills, you will analyse data and get answers from it almost immediately.  
As a graduate of this discipline you will have a clear understanding of the practical and theoretical foundations of data analytics.  

You will experience using current technologies for interpreting, analysing and visualising Big Data to solve problems involving big data sets.

Career Opportunities

The BSc (Hons) in Computing (Data Analytics and Big Data) is intended to position graduates for recruitment into positions in the areas of:

• Data Administrator

• Data Analyst

• Database Engineer

• Database Support Engineer

• Systems Engineer

• Big Data Engineer

• Data Architect

• Business Intelligence Analyst

• Database Developer

• SQL Database Administrator

• NoSQL DB Administrator

• MySQL DB Administrator

• SQL Analyst

• Data Warehouse Engineer