BSc Honours in Big Data Analytics - what you need to know
What?
A BSc Honours Degree in Big Data Analytics with the following courses offered:
- Adaptive computation and machine learning;
- Distributed systems;
- High performance computing and large data management;
- Introduction to research methods;
- Data analysis and exploration;
- Data visualisation and communication;
- Databases;
- Discrete optimisation;
- Computer vision; and
- Research project in Big Data Analytics.
Where?
Wits University, School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Who?
Postgraduate honours students who:
- Have already obtained or are in the process of obtaining an undergraduate degree with sufficient focus on the mathematical and computer sciences; or
- Have a BSc or other degree and have obtained a qualification showing sufficient aptitude for programming and/or mathematics.
Why?
Individuals with a strong interest in
- Data science;
- Machine learning;
- Predictive analytics;
- Data mining; and
- Business intelligence.
When
Offered full-time on a yearly basis during office hours on weekdays.