
Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
4-year professional bachelor’s programme | English-taught
Virtual assistants such as Siri, the Netflix home screen, and the control of self-driving cars are all made possible by using big data and artificial intelligence. Fascinated by new technology? Then this is your study programme!
Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically changing our way of life and our well-being. Examples? The application of AI results in better diagnoses and treatments in healthcare, adapted homes for the elderly, smarter energy networks and sustainable food production. With this Artificial Intelligence study programme you will soon play a role in all this.
Within five minutes you will find out if our small-scale study environment is the right fit for you!
In this bachelor's programme you will be trained in Data Science, AI, consultancy skills and technological (programming) skills. Your professional career requires you to have both a broad knowledge of data management & Artificial Intelligence and deep skills in your chosen area of expertise, Data Science, Consultancy and Programming.
The educational structure of this programme is based on Project-Based Learning (PBL). This is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge. The focus is on facilitating students to become self-driven learners who can analyse a problem and use all the resources around them to find solutions.
During your four years of study you will work in a simulated DataLab on different data projects. The majority of your time will be spent working on projects either individually or in groups. The programme is supported by a strong digital learning environment.
The first year consists of four blocks. They cover basic skills that build towards tightly defined projects to enhance your knowledge. Topics that will be discussed are:
Two days a week you work on projects in DataLab.
Year 2 consists of four blocks. You will further develop your basic skills in your chosen role: Data Scientist, Consultant or Programmer. Two days a week you work on projects in DataLab.
In the first semester of the third year we switch to full time project education in DataLab. You specialise further in the chosen role. Moreover you specialise in a certain domain, e.g. data & AI for logistics, built environment, consumer interaction, media or game development. You also have the possibility to go on exchange for one semester.
In the second half of the year you do a placement.
In the graduation year you work on two projects that may include:
Or combine the two projects and work on a year-long project, or go on a year-long internship.
We also encourage our students to go abroad during their studies. In year 4, students participate in projects at companies around the world.
BUas offers its own pre-master's programme Strategic Business Management and Marketing (SBM). If your academic results are good, you will be offered the opportunity of attending this pre-master’s programme in your fourth year. Successful completion of this track will give you direct access, after Breda University of Applied Sciences, to various Master of Science programmes in business-related studies in management and marketing at several partner universities. A few examples are the universities of Maastricht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. In this way, it will be possible for you to earn an academic master's degree within five years' time or, after having completed an accelerated three-year track, even within four years' time.
After your fourth year, you can also opt for a pre-master’s programme of a Dutch research university to gain direct access to their master’s programmes.
Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence is a varied, challenging programme:
We have high standards. We are looking for people who:
In practice, AI and data projects are not carried out by individuals, but in teams. A team generally consists of a Data Modeler/Scientist, a Data/AI-engineer, a Data Visualisation Specialist and a Data Consultant (Digital Transformation Specialist). The student specialises in one of these roles.
Many of the sectors that BUas trains for are being radically changed by the emergence of AI applications. In urban development, AI applications in smart cities can increase well-being. In logistics, smart inventory management and forecasting, integration of companies through data (industry 4.0) in combination with robotised warehouses ensure more efficient (and more labour-intensive) production. In the media industry, adaptive interfaces ensure that content and advertising are better tailored to individual users. Similarly, the tourism and hospitality industry aim to better tailor their offers to individuals. Chatbots directed by AI contribute to this. AI can contribute to problems such as over-tourism through smart approaches to crowd management. In the third year, students choose an application area. They are taught relevant sector knowledge and the role of data in workshops. In the DataLab they work on the solution of a problem from the chosen sector.
Through a 4- to 5-month exchange with one of our many global partner universities, you can have an international experience while maintaining your academic achievement level. We encourage you to go abroad since this will enhance your employability internationally after graduation. Other advantages are increasing your international network, learning other languages and increasing your understanding of cross-cultural differences (and, of course, also similarities). We can guarantee that your perspectives will shift to a global view!
Our partner universities:
At BUas you are trained to become an entrepreneurial professional. In all the professional bachelor’s programmes, you are given the opportunity to develop your entrepreneurial skills. You will be taught about entrepreneurship in courses specifically designed for this purpose. In your second year, you can take part in an Excellence Track in Entrepreneurship.
And in the fourth year you can opt for a BUas-wide in Entrepreneurship, or you can even graduate in your own business! Perhaps, by that time, you already have a profitable business or have plans to start one? BUas Startup Support can help you.
More information on how to start your own bussines.
Data Science is important to understand our citizens. We use the insights it generates to make predictions and to assure that we know what we have to do in order to stay attractive in the future. We use data to make a better Breda.
Judith van Brussel
Programme manager for digitisation, municipality of Breda
To be admitted to this degree programme, you need a havo or vwo diploma with an appropriate profile, or an equivalent of these Dutch diplomas. You can also be admitted with a level-4 mbo diploma.
Check out the complete admission requirements and the possibilities if you do not meet the requirements
If you meet the admission requirements, you are invited to apply for this programme. Please check out the application and matching procedure.
In the academic year 2022-2023 the statutory tuition fee for bachelor programmes is €2.209. For first-year's students the statutory tuition fee is €1.105. In addition to the tuition fee, you will need to take into account additional costs for participation in the introduction week and the purchase of study materials such as textbooks and excursions.
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Elisabeth was looking for a professional bachelor’s programme in the field of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. And she found it at BUas!
The demand for Data & AI specialists on the labour market is very high. According to the Human Capital group of the Dutch AI Coalition, the Netherlands needs:
BUas’ Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence programme educates the first group. A job is therefore almost assured after graduation.