Earn a bachelor degree with 180 ECTS on data science with
Graduate with a bachelor degree and two professional certifications
Year 1 & 2 | Online
Year 3 | Online
Year 3 | Freelance Project & Online
Some data scientists work for the world’s top tech companies, others work for themselves. As a data scientist, you can work anywhere in the world and under the terms you want.
Both a designer and a developer, a data scientist is a critical chain to any business. Gain next generation skills that you can apply in any industry.
Start a reputable career with endless job opportunities. The demand for data scientist is projected to continue to increase, find a high-paying job when you graduate.
Dubbed the hottest job of the 21st century, data scientists are some of the most wanted professionals in today’s labor market. According to Glassdoor, data science is the number one job considering demand, salary, and job satisfaction. In Amsterdam, the average entry-level data scientist salary is 47,422 EUR
We help you prepare for the world’s hottest job by developing your technical and interpersonal skills and connecting you with employers in the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
Are you tired of endless lectures, exams, and textbooks?
Join a new approach to learning and education that values and empowers the learner.
With our online programme, you can study anywhere in the world. Since our degrees are part-time, you have time to start or continue your professional career while you master software engineering.
Online studies are not necessarily lonely. You will have weekly workshops with your course facilitator and live sessions with your mentor and peers to get the best of ELU's experience.
Increase your practice by working on real projects. Showcase your learning in a strong portfolio that shows you are ready to join the job market by mastering the world's most in-demand skills.
Our courses teach you more than tech. Learn the tools, techniques, and strategies you need to excel in leadership skills like communication, teamwork, and consultancy.
Total duration of the Bachelor Programme is 3 years. | Average course load is 12-20 hours per week.
Students can pay in 1, 2 or 4 installments per year.
We accept applications on a rolling basis.
No application fee. Pay the 250 Euro nonrefundable registration fee only when you are accepted and are ready to book your seat.
Enjoy flexible self-study and being part of a learner community. Get hands-on practice with your weekly projects and assignments and learn with and from your faculty and peers. In practice, a typical week would look like this:
Basic software engineering principles, variables, functions, loop statements, if statements, basic algorithms and data structures.
Python, IDE, Terminal
Cover fundamental computer programming concepts and learn the basics of C. Build a solid foundation in back-end programming including pointers, arrays, strings, algorithms, hash data structures, software architecture, blockchain basics and more.
C, IDE, Assembly
Learners move on to Python and the fundamentals of machine learning, covering regressions, training sets, structured vs unstructured data, and data collection, display, and storage. Learners also cover some of the cloud-based tools available for ML.
Python, Pytorch, Jupyter
After getting a handle on Python, learners advance deeper into machine learning, large/complex data sets, business principles and the use of data to improve key business outcomes, and how data can be a strategic asset to a business. Learners complete multiple real-world, larger projects.
Python, Panda, Tensor Flow, Keras, Jupyter
Learners complete a final program project that aligns with the industry in which they want to get a job. The project must be about 3 months in duration and of significant technical difficulty. Learners will also contribute to open source projects from Kaggle and simultaneously complete 40 technical interviews.
Python, Panda, Tensor Flow, Keras, Jupyter
Get the agile fundamentals, the mindset and the frameworks like Scrum to build software more efficiently.
Behavioral Preferences (Insights), Emotional Intelligence, Personal Awareness: Drivers & core values & strengths, Building your personal brand/online presence as a freelancer.
Client at the center approach, Understanding the Clients: Needs, Challenges, Expectations, Motivators, Empathy Map: Think & Feel, Say & Do, Hear, Say, Pains, Gains, Listen to Understand.
Learn how to create a value proposition, present your solution/pitch to the client, follow up on your proposal, maintain the connection and rapport with your client, How to get a commitment.
How to support customer loyalty, How to manage your performance, Being a Trusted Advisor to maintain trust and rapport with the customer.
Get and complete a client project as a free-lancer.
The Bachelor of Science in Data Science is a rigorous, entry-level bachelor’s programme. Whether you have 10 years of work experience, or are just getting started, this programme will help you gain all the skills you need to start working as a software engineer.
This programme is suitable if:
If you are unsure whether you meet the prerequisites for the course, please write us at admissions@elu.nl
European Leadership University (ELU) has received it educational license in 2015 with the official decree and approval by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. We have received Institutional accreditation in 2016 and achieved full programme accreditation in 2017 by the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council, Nicosia which is a member of The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the umbrella organisation for recognised government accreditation agencies in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
As a fully recognised European university: