Data Science (R38) at Open University
Data Science (R38) (BSc (Hons)) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 35%, a degree 31%, other higher education 19%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Duration
- 3 - 6 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- April 2028
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) for the purpose of eligibility for Graduate Statistician status. More ↗
This course is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and meets the educational requirements for the Chartered Mathematician (CMath) designation when followed by either: a) Further study at master’s level (FHEQ level 7), or b) Work-based training and experience to reach an equivalent level of competence. It is also recognised as meeting the educational requirements for IMA membership at the appropriate level, from Student Member to Fellow. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
69%
still studying
31%
left higher education
0%
moved to a lower award
305 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%
Learning opportunities81%
Assessment and feedback94%
Academic support88%
Organisation and management89%
Learning resources90%
Student voice66%
220 final-year students · 51% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£30k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 80 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
62% working12% working and studying8% studying4% unemployed15% other
79%
in professional or managerial jobs
82%
say their work is meaningful
64%
use what they learned
- Teaching Professionals31%
- Managers, directors and senior officials7%
- Information Technology Professionals7%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals7%
- Administrative occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 210 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
information management media, journalism and communications
Information services at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough University | Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | AAB | — |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Curating BA (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Reading | Museum and Classical Studies BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Art History with Curating BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Computing For England HND | 64 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | BSc Computing BSC | — | — |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Library and Information Management FdA | — | — |
| Open University | Data Science (R38) this course | — | — |
| Regent's University London | Art History BA (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Robert Gordon University | Business Analytics BSc (Hons) | — | 128–143 |
| University of Essex | Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
See all 31 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side