Arab Open University - Lebanon

Overview

Data Science (DS)

Data Science has been hailed as the topmost profession 21st Century. Therefore, FCS adopted DS pathway because data has a massive exponential increase, and so, it is considered as the fuel that drives industries. Now Big Data has revolutionized companies and has given them an edge in competition. Data Science pathway enables students to handle, manage, analyse and understand trends in data, which is a requirement of profession in reputable companies.

Career Opportunities

Data Science graduates have a broad range of career opportunities as Data analyst, Data engineer, Data scientist, Machine learning engineer, Applications architect, Enterprise architect, Data architect, Business Intelligence (BI), developer, Statistician, Business analyst, Network design, development and maintenance, Storage management, Big data analytics, etc...

About Program

General Admission Requirements

To be admitted in the programme the applicant should have a general secondary school certificate or or Technical Baccalaureate Certificate (BT3), on condition that such students enroll in the field of specialization relevant to the technical track as determined by the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education

Programme Duration

The minimum number of semesters for a Bachelor degree is Six regular semesters.

The maximum number of semesters for a Bachelor degree is twenty-four semesters (twelve academic years) excluding summers.

Method of Delivery

The method of teaching for all faculty of Computer studies' programmes is full time teaching/ blended learning.

Lectures' attendance is mandatory at least once a week (or twice for some courses) for each registered course. Tutorials are offered from 8:00am to 9:00pm and can be scheduled into 1 or 2 days per week to accommodate working students.

Academic Plan

University Requirements / Mandatory Total 18 credit hours
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite	Remarks
AR113	Arabic Communication Skills III	3		Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.
GB102	Principles of Entrepreneurship for Non-Specialists	3	AR111
EL111	English Communication Skills I	3	EL099
EL112	English Communication Skills II	3	EL111
GR118	Life Skills and Coexistence	3		Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.
GT101	Learning and Information Technology	3	EL099	Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.

University Requirements /Electives Total 3 credit hours
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite	Remarks
GR131	General Branch Requirement	3		Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.

Faculty Requirements /Mandatory Total 8 credit hours
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite	Remarks
MST129	Applied Calculus	4	EL099	Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.
TM260	Ethics, Law and the Governance in IT	4	TM112	Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.

Faculty Requirements /Electives Total 6 credit hours
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite	Remarks
MS102	Physics	3	EL111	Granted for holders of Lebanese Bac.
M109	.NET Programming	3	EL111
M115	Python for ML & DS	3	M110
MT101	General Mathematics	3	-
TM338	Data Mining	3	MT249
TM339	Big Data Analytics	3	MT249

Data Science (DS) - Core Modules Total 96 credit hours
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
MT131	Discrete Mathematics	4	EL111
MT132	Linear Algebra	4	EL111
M110	Python Programming	8	EL111
TM112	Introduction to Computing and Information TechnologyB	8	M110
M140	Introducing Statistics	8	EL111
M269	Algorithms, Data Structures and Computability	8	M110 & MT131
MT248	Analysing Data	4	M140
MST224	Mathematical Methods	8	MST129 & MT132
MT249	Practical Modern Statistics	4	MT248
M218	Relational Databases	4	M110 & MT131
M238	Data Visualization	4	M110
TM351	Data Management & Analysis	8	M269 or M251
M348	Applied Statistical Modelling	8	MT248
TM358	Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence	8	M269
TM471	Graduation Project (DS)	8	M348 or TM358 or TM351

Practicum Courses Total 2 credit hours
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GR77	Skills for Success	1
GR99	Learning with Technology	1
EAW1	English Academic Writing 1	0
EAW2	English Academic Writing 2	0
EAW3	English Academic Writing 3	0
EL119-P	English Speaking and Listening	0

Tuition Fees

	Credits required for holders of Lebanese Baccalaureate	Credits required for the programme	Credit Price (USD)
University Requirements / Mandatory	9	18	$105
University Requirements / Elective	0	3	$105
Faculty Requirements / Mandatory	0	8	$105
Faculty Requirements / Elective	3	6	$105
Core Modules	96	96	$105
Practicum Courses	2	2	$140
Total Credits	110	133

Tuition increase is based on local economic conditions and inflation rate

Additional fees

Paid every semester	Fees	Paid Annually	Fees
Operational Fees	100$	*NSSF	8,400,000 LBP
Registartion fees	150$

Note: Exemption from NSSF Fees

Students above 30 years old are exempted from NSSF fees
Students covered under the NSSF of their parents must provide an official document confirming their NSSF coverage.

Payment Details

New and continuing students have the option to pay their tutition fees in installments following an installment plan.

Refunds in case of withdrawal from courses

During the “Add and Drop" period announced in the university calendar, you may withdraw or add some courses within the study plan in a way that does not conflict with the minimum or maximum required registration load.

The Financial procedure for withdrawing courses is as follows:

Withdrawal from courses	Percentage of refund
Before the start of the semester During the Add/Drop period	100% (Full Fees)
After the Add/Drop period	50%
After the third week	0% (nothing is refundable)

Admission

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Information Technology and Computing (Data Science)

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