Earn a BSc in Data Science at UNIC Athens

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BSc in Data Science

Duration:
4 Years

Qualification Awarded:
Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Language:
English

Mode of Study:
Conventional

Earn a BSc in Data Science at UNIC Athens

Be the expert of the Data Era

The Bachelor in Data Science will provide you with the technical and analytical skills required for acquiring, managing, analyzing and extracting insight from data.

The program combines theory and practice, based on three main disciplines, Computer Science, Statistics and Mathematics, and real world application domains.

It has been designed to enable you to meet the demands of the data-driven economy of the future upon graduation.

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  • A degree in one of the most in-demand job fields globally with a Data Professionals skills gap expected to reach 1 million unfilled positions in EU member states by 2025

  • The first undergraduate Data Science program in Cyprus

  • Renowned Faculty with international exposure and impact

  • An innovative curriculum designed to meet the demands of a data-driven economy upon graduation
  • Combines state-of-the-art technological developments such as Machine Learning and Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Programming, Data privacy and security
  • Extensive project work assures that students are trained in applying the skills learned in class to real-word problems

  • Option of full-time or part-time study, depending on your schedule and commitments

  • Robust Course Structure, Assurance of Learning, Interaction with professors, peers and Student Support System

  • 1st University in the World in Blockchain and Digital Currency Education

Why Study Data Science?

Data-science related occupations: a projected growth rate between 2016-2026 higher than 10%, which places them amongst the top 10 occupations with the highest percent change of employment.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Alarming shortage of data expertise in the EU. In the year 2017, the estimated Data Professionals Skills gap reached approximately 449,000 unfilled positions, corresponding to 6% of total demand. By 2025 the gap is expected to expand to 1 million unfilled positions in the EU member states.

EU Report

Amazon estimates that the cloud industry in the Middle East will need 10,000 data scientists.

World Economic Forum

Major gaps in ICT companies (Total Market, Large Companies) with skills like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Data Science.

IDC, Cyprus ICT 2019-2012 Forecast and Analysis

Who is the Programme for?

The program is perfect fit if you:

  • Like solving challenging problems and want to develop critical thinking.
  • Are enthusiastic about working in an interdisciplinary environment.
  • See yourself as an expert in cutting edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence , Big Data, Deep Learning and Data Analytics.
  • Want to secure a job in a high-paying industry.

After graduation you can:

  • Get one of the most in-demand jobs such as:
    a. Data Analyst
    b. Data Engineer
    c. Machine Learning Scientist.
    e. Business Intelligence Developer
  • Continue for an MSc degree to more advanced topics and get a specialization.

Lab Infrastructure

With our continuous investment in campus infrastructure over the last decade and our commitment to technological advancement, our laboratories have developed into innovative spaces, whose cutting-edge facilities and resources support teaching and research.

Wide Range of Laboratories

We provide a wide range of laboratories for hands-on student experiences. With our continuous investment in campus infrastructure over the last decade and our commitment to technological advancement, our laboratories have developed into innovative spaces, whose cutting-edge facilities and resources support teaching and research.

  • 4 PC computer labs
  • 1 Macintosh Multimedia lab
  • Total capacity – 483 workstations

The AI Lab of the University of Nicosia aims at developing cutting edge technology as well as state-of-the art research on the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science. It consists of professors, Post-Doctoral researchers, PhD Students, as well as undergraduate students that conduct research and run projects related to a plethora of challenging topics like: Data Science (Data Stream mining, Deep Learning, Big Data Management), Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, Uncertain Reasoning, Bayesian Networks), Smart Cities (Learning from Urban Data), Computational Social Science, Sentiment Analysis, Social Network Analysis. The team focuses on interdisciplinary topics working with external collaborators from Political Science, Social Science, Journalism and Health. On top of the research goals the group provides high-quality teaching on relevant topics (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Machine Learning).

The Mobile Systems Lab (MoSys Lab) is a laboratory under the Computer Science department at the University of Nicosia, engaged in the design, development, and evaluation of Mobile and Wearable computing systems and applications, including ultra-dense sensors for Internet of Things (IoT) implementations as well as Fog and Edge-level resource manipulation prototypes. The Laboratory currently runs several cutting-edge research projects in the areas of Smart Cities, Ambient Assisted Living, Smart Living, Smart Mobility and IoT large-scale pilots with horizontal implementations in various interdisciplinary fields (i.e. medical applications, maritime cross-border surveillance, crowdsourcing, etc). MoSys Lab personnel consists of Faculty members, Post-Doctoral researchers, PhD students, as well as undergraduate students that are actively involved in research projects.

The Informatics Security Lab (ISL) mission is to investigate open research challenges in the fields of cybersecurity and privacy. The novel approaches proposed by ISL use cutting edge technologies to provide secure, transparent, and trusted large-scale systems. The two pillars of research directions are (a) devising techniques to detect cyberattacks by analyzing attack patterns and building attack profiles and (b) recommending privacy-enhancing techniques compliant to GDPR. The ISL team is interested in multidisciplinary applied security and privacy, including e-government, and hybrid warfare. ISL faculty is responsible for delivering security courses such as ethical hacking, cyber warfare and computer security.

Study at the University of Nicosia (UNIC)

  • Ranked among the Top 501-600 Universities in the world (THE WUR)
  • Ranked among the Top 151 universities in the European Union (THE WUR)
  • #1 Among Greek and Cypriot Universities for Research Quality (THE WUR)
  • In the Top 301-400 universities globally for social and economic impact (THE Impact Rankings)
  • #63 in the world in Good Health and Well-Being (THE University Impact Rankings)

UNIC’s Vibrant Urban Campus

Probably the Best Student Residences in all of Europe

  • Very affordable, starting at €164 per week

  • Fully equipped apartments with en-suite bathroom and kitchen

  • All inclusive room costs (electricity, water, internet, cable TV)

  • 24-hour reception/security and electronic access controls

  • Restaurant/cafe, mini-market, gym, study room, TV room, games area, laundry room

  • Parking garage and bicycle racks

  • Just a 2-minute walk from Campus

Online Education at UNIC

The First University in the EU to be awarded 5 QS Stars in Distance Education

Our University has been a pioneer in online/distance learning education in Europe, supporting both its own degree programmes, as well as those of its joint degree partners.

UNIC is the first university in the European Union to be awarded a 5-Star QS rating for Online/Distance Learning by the QS Intelligence Unit and the first university globally to receive triple accreditation for its online learning quality.

5 QS Stars in Online/Distance Education

Student Success Stories

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“My choice to study data science at UNIC, gave my career journey a solid start. The data science program offers rigorous and insightful courses on every essential topic in the data science field, which are taught by the highly qualified faculty of the computer-science department. The covid-19 pandemic has not stopped any of the faculty or staff from delivering excellent online lectures, giving feedback, and providing support when needed. It is certain that by the end of the four-year program, every student will possess the necessary knowledge and required skills for embarking on their new careers in data science.”

Panagiotis Michael, Data Science - Class of 2024