3 years February, July and October
RM51,360 Malaysian student
RM60,480 International student 2026 fees per year
Industry placement
CAREER PATHS Your career options cover a range of areas and industries including:
• analytical / biomedical chemistry
• clinical trial management
• drug discovery and development
• food product / process development
• fraud detection and risk modelling
• medical, healthcare and insurance industry
• operations and supply chain
• population statistics
• project management and consultancy
• regulatory affairs and quality assurance.
BACHELOR OF APPLIED DATA SCIENCE
KPT / JPT( N / 0542 / 6 / 0002) 10 / 27- MQA / PSA 15926
We live in an era where information and knowledge are more abundant than before.
The decisions that shape our future depend on graduates who can uncover insights from large volumes of data and communicate them effectively to industry and community leaders.
This course equips you with the technical expertise to tackle complex data challenges and deliver innovative solutions across diverse fields. It will provide you with advanced knowledge and technical skills in data science to design, analyse, implement and apply methods that make a meaningful impact on everyday life.
You’ ll learn how to process large volumes of data and turn them into actionable insights across a very wide range of disciplines.
Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to the one-year honours program Bachelor of Science( Honours).
What sets this course apart?
With the Applied studies in science component, you will dive into exciting interdisciplinary areas, build a unique skill set through the equivalent of a minor, and enrich your learning with real-world, hands-on experiences that set you apart from the crowd.
Course structure
PART A. DATA CHALLENGES These studies will develop your analytical skills and ability to apply key information technology and mathematical concepts and methods. These skills will be elaborated through studio-based learning using authentic case studies sourced from industry partners, and with examples drawn from STEM areas, business, law, the humanities and social sciences. You’ ll learn to integrate a range of skills including collaborative work practices, communication, leadership and entrepreneurship, which will prepare you for the professions of the future.
PART C: APPLIED STUDIES These studies will provide the foundation required to advance cross-disciplinary analytical thought. You’ ll undertake a sequence of study in a chosen discipline, exploring new and diverse areas and developing core strengths in studies that relate to data applications. Data applications relating to these subjects can then be incorporated through the learning experiences across Part A. Each of the applied studies consists of 4 units( 24 credit points). Please select one of the applied studies below:
• Biological science and genetics
• Chemical sciences
• Environmental science
• Biotechnology
• Food and nutrition
• Forensic genetics
• Health and human physiology.
PART D. ELECTIVE This will enable you to further develop your technical skills or extend your knowledge in your selected applied studies. Alternatively you can select units from across the university in which you are eligible to enrol.
Industry placement
In your third year, you’ ll complete Advanced data challenges, a project-based unit with heavy industry involvement. You’ ll gain hands-on, real-world exposure to the workplace environment while further developing your graduate attributes and employability skills.
PART B. TECHNIQUES FOR DATA SCIENCE
Through this theme you’ ll gain the technical foundation that underpins this course, acquiring the knowledge and skills in mathematics and the capacity to tackle challenging problems in a variety of situations. Through core data science studies, you’ ll attain the skills needed to effectively use, develop and manage complex data. These two areas are critical for tackling the diverse problems encountered in Part A of the course.
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