Year in Data Analytics
From your social media feeds to predicting your shopping and influencing your access to healthcase, data is everywhere. A Year in Data Analytics will help you develop the knowledge and practical skills to turn data into meaningful insights, opening doors to a wide range of career opportunities in your chosen field.
How does a Year in Data Analytics fit into my degree?
You can take the Year in Data Analytics between Stage 2 and Stage 3 or at the end of Stage 3.
You will develop practical and critical data analytics skills, including the ability to select and apply appropriate techniques, interpret and synthesise evidence, frame and answer research questions, and solve real-world problems ethically.
You will gain a strong foundation for further study and careers across a wide range of sectors—including business, government, public services, media, charities and the private sector—whether as a data specialist or applying analytics within your main discipline.
Students who successfully complete the Computing year and their home degree will graduate ‘with a Year in Data Analytics'. The full transcript of your degree results will include your marks for the Year in Data Analytics, as evidence of your achievement for potential employers.
How to apply
To apply, please email progadmin@kent.ac.uk giving your student number.
Application deadlines
- For current stage 3 students - applications close 26 March 2027 (students with a visa should check eligibility)
- For current stage 2 students - applications close 30 July 2027
Please note that if you are in your final year, there is an earlier deadline to enable graduation. It is important to apply as soon as possible.
With changes to student funding, anyone who starts their programme from 2027 will be able to take a Year In after Stage 3 only.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any queries or would like to find out more about studying a Year in Data Analytics, then please email us, and we will be in touch shortly:
- Dr Alfred Kume (Course Lead)
- Programme Administration
Am I eligible?
Yes, if you are a University of Kent undergraduate student who:
- Is currently in Stage 2 or Stage 3 of their degree
- Achieved grade C or above in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent) and
- Averaged 50% or above in their current degree programme.
Two groups of students are not eligible:
- Students from Mathematics, Actuarial or Data led degrees
- Students from the School of Psychology.
If your degree is accredited with a professional body, you will need to confirm with your home School that this can include the option of a Year in Data Analytics.
About the course
In the autumn term, you are introduced to data analytics and the statistical software and techniques used to understand datasets. You also explore the research and applications of quantitative data, and learn how to create and understand your own data.
In the spring term, you explore what Big Data is and look at methods for analysing large datasets. You continue to develop your understanding of data analysis and statistical software, focusing on presenting and communicating results. Towards the end of term, you put into practice the skills and knowledge you have gained by starting work on a project in which you collate, analyse and report on your own data. You hand in your project in the summer term.
Modules
You will take the following compulsory modules:
FAQs
Yes, if you are a University of Kent undergraduate student who:
- Is currently in Stage 2 or Stage 3 of their degree
- achieved grade C or above in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent) and
- averaged 50% or above in their current degree programme.
Two groups of students are not eligible:
- students from Mathematics, Actuarial or Data led degrees
- students from the School of Psychology.
If your degree is accredited with a professional body, you will need to confirm with your home School that this can include the option of a Year in Data Analytics.
Students who successfully complete the Data Analytics year and their home degree will graduate ‘with a Year in Data Analytics'. The full transcript of your degree results will include your marks for the Year in Data Analytics, as evidence of your achievement for potential employers.
Your degree classification will depend on your main degree subject and not the Year in Data Analytics which is a pass/fail year. If you pass the year, you will get ‘with a Year in Data Analytics' added to your degree title. If you fail, you will drop back to your current degree. You do not risk your current degree classification by doing the year.
Please talk to staff in your home School about whether adding a Year in Data Analytics will affect your accreditation or not.
The Year in Data Analytics should be viewed simply as an additional year of study, making a three-year degree into a four-year degree. If you pay your own tuition fees, then you will have to pay for an extra year. For those eligible, student loans should normally be available for all four years. However, it is your responsibility to check with the Loan Authority that they will continue to give you financial support on the new programme.
International students wishing to add the Year in Data Analytics will be approved on a case-by-case basis in accordance with UK immigration regulations and the University’s Tier 4 policy on Academic Progression and Change of Course.
Students also need to be aware that they may need to return to their home country to apply for a new visa to add the year to their degree.
The Year in Data Analytics is mainly assessed through coursework. Please see the module section above to see how each module is assessed.
Unfortunately not. The programme is only open to current Kent undergraduates, not Master’s or PhD students.