Minor Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

September - February | English

Minors
English
Start 1 September 2025

In the minor in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence the art of communication meets the science of data. The minor is designed for the next generation of ‘Data Translators’ - visionary leaders who bridge diverse fields with the technological frontier of AI and Data Science. 

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Choosing a minor is an important decision. That's why we will help you make your choice.

Why choose this minor?

  • You will engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration 
  • You will develop as a domain translator 
  • You will innovate with impact 
  • You will deliver transformational solutions 

About this minor

In this minor, students from other study programmes than Data Science & Artificial lntelligence (DS&AI) collaborate with DS&AI students to find solutions to real-life problems by using data and artificial intelligence applications.  

DS&AI students act as the technological experts, and you, together with your fellow students, act as the domain experts. Together you will analyse the problem, assess solutions used in the past, describe data needed to contribute to the solution, develop the solution, and present the outcomes to the client. 

As a participant, you will: 

  • Engage in Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Unite with DS&AI technologists to tackle real-world industry challenges through the lens of your domain expertise. 
  • Develop as a Domain Translator: Learn the essential skill of articulating complex industry problems into data-centric language that AI experts can navigate upon and innovate in. 
  • Innovate with Impact: Generate cutting-edge solutions by synthesising past approaches, current data insights, and AI applications to elevate your field. 
  • Deliver Transformational Solutions: Craft and present revolutionary, data-driven outcomes to industry clients, steering your sector toward a smarter, more efficient future. 

Check the details at kiesopmaat.nl

After this minor

Bridging the gap between data scientists and engineers, you will be able to initiate data-driven solutions to organisational challenges and lead data and AI implementation projects in business and society. 

Practical information

How to apply?

You can choose this minor if you study at BUas, but students from other higher education institutes are also warmly invited to join. This makes for a diverse and inspiring classroom!

How to apply: BUas students

The application option in Osiris opens from March. When you apply in Osiris you can indicate two preferences, these can be two different minors at BUas, but you should also indicate if you prefer to take an external minor.

Please note that application will be open from 24 February to 28 March 2025 and that applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 

How to apply: non-BUas students

You can only participate in this minor if you are enrolled in one of the following bachelor’s programmes: Built Environment, Creative Business, Creative Media and Game Technologies, Hotel Management, International Facility Management, Tourism Management, Leisure & Events Management, Logistics Engineering, or Logistics Management.

All information regarding the minors for 2025 -2026 is available on Kies op Maat. From 3 February to 16 May, the application option and thus the download of the learning agreement will be open on Kies op Maat

The full step-by-step plan:

  1. Download the learning agreement on Kies op Maat. Ask your own university of applied sciences to sign the learning agreement for approval. 
  2. Start your application via Studielink – this is possible until 27 June. Go to the Study Programmes tab and click 'add new enrolment application'. Then click at 'Educational institution' on Breda University of Applied Sciences and enter 'Minor' or 'KOM' as search term. A list of BUas KOM minors per academy will appear.  Make sure you apply for the right minor. Click here to see the correct manner to start your application on Studielink. After registering in Studielink you will receive two emails: one confirming your registration with BUas and immediately afterwards an email containing the login codes for and the link to Osiris Registration from BUas. If you do not receive the second e-mail, check your spam first and otherwise send an e-mail to [email protected].
  3. Receive access to My Online Application. Here you can complete – and keep track of – the next steps of your application. 
  4. Upload the signed learning agreement in My Online Application (note: the learning agreement must be signed by your own university of applied sciences and yourself before uploading it on My Online Application)
  5. Request ‘Proof of Paid Tuition Fee’ statement. Since you are coming to BUas temporarily for a minor, it is important that you arrange payment with your own university of applied sciences. Once you have arranged payment, you will need to provide BUas with proof by means of a ‘Proof of Paid Tuition Fee’ statement. You can request this statement via Studielink, see the step-by-step plan here. Should it not be possible to request this via Studielink, you will need to contact your university of applied sciences yourself to request this document.

Make sure you complete all steps on time, as mentioned there are deadlines for downloading the learning agreement and starting your application. Once you have made a start in My Online Application, you have until 1 September / the start of the minor at the latest to complete your steps. Please note: 

  • Some minors have limited numbers of places available. Students will be admitted in order of application.
  • If you are a student of an institution affiliated to Kies op Maat, the rules and agreements of Kies op Maat apply. The costs of the minor will be settled between BUas and your home institution. As a student, you won’t notice anything about this. 
  • If you are a student from a government-funded institution that is not affiliated to Kies op Maat, we will make separate arrangements about financing the minor before the start of the minor.