Coventry Uni BSc. Data Science

Hi there,
In terms of support with maths and stats problems, there is a team called Sigma, who provide Maths and Stats support and are based in the library (Lanchester library).
Regarding support and feedback from assessments, in my opinion, I think it depends on the course you're studying as well.
I'm a law student and every law lecturer give us the opportunity to see them in-person or online to discuss in detail about the feedback received in assessments and exams. Some law lecturers are happy to see them without booking any appointments whilst others require students to book an appointment with them if they would like to have a 1-1 meeting about their assessments or exams. Coventry Law School, overall, ensures that the students prosper well in their studies and do a lot better on their next coursework or exam by learning from their mistakes. On the other hand, I can't guarantee that you will have a similar experience on the course you have applied to.
Nevertheless, Coventry University is not a university where you just attend 1 or 2 hour lecture(s) and go home and self-study for the rest of the day or week. Majority of the courses are combination of lectures and workshops/seminars. The class size of a lecture and a workshop are completely different. Whilst a lecture has around 200 students in it depending on how many students applied to study a particular course such as law, a workshop will have around 10-20 students. There will also be more workshops available to attend compared to lectures mainly to allow students to interact more within the workshop with the lecturers as well as with their cohorts. It would be very difficult to interact and engage in a conversation in a lecture full of 200 students or even more. I found this to be particularly beneficial in my third year where there was only around 10 students in total in my workshop. This made it easier for me to interact with my lecturer openly as well as with the students since I'm very introverted and timid and do not like to speak in front of a class of around 20 or more students.
I was lucky to have received a lot of support from, not just my lecturers, but also from my student success coach.
However this is my experience. Now if you were to ask the same question to my cohorts, they may not respond with a similar answer.
I was told this recently as well. If you still feel unsure about studying here at Coventry University, one thing you should consider is the reputation of the course your interested in. I've included a link below. If you click on that link, it will take you to a website displaying various courses and ranking of the universities based on a particular course.
Link: World University Rankings by Subject | Times Higher Education
I'm not too sure about the percentage of students that have applied to the course you have received in offer for. However, I highly recommend attending out open day in June, if you haven't already. At the open you'll get to speak to student ambassadors like myself who are studying on the course you've applied to. You'll also be able to speak to academic staffs who teach on this course too.
Link to open day: Open Days | Coventry University
I hope this helps. (Apologies if I went off topic at any point...)
Best wishes,
Narusha
Coventry University Student Ambassador

Thanks for your comprehensive and informative reply. May I know if maths is taught in an applied and pracitcal way for my course? If so, how?
I would love to attend an open day but it is not possible as I am an international student.

Hey, Coventry University Student Ambassador here! 👋
I thought I could jump in and give you some insight as a Software Engineering BSc student who had Mathematics as a module and applied it to practical projects. You'll be studying topics like Calculus and Algebra, taking what you've learned at school and placing it in the context of university mathematics. Alongside this, you'll learn programming and how to work with data. For example, in a data science group project, you can showcase how you use mathematical formulas in a programming algorithm to produce a professional-standard project that a data scientist would create. By your final year, you'll have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in data science and will be equipped to produce a dissertation, which involves developing and delivering a primary research artifact.
Data Science is a great course and was something I became passionate about after completing database and data science modules within my course. We used programming languages like R and Python within Jupyter and RStudio to scrub datasets and apply mathematical formulas to produce consumer-friendly data graphs. This was also something I did during my software engineering internship!
Coventry University gives a lot of independence in how you study, which suited my preference. It simply boils down to: you get what you put in. If you're passionate about your course, focus, attend lectures, and challenge yourself, you will excel greatly at any university. The data science course is led by some great lecturers who truly enjoy what they teach. However, it is also up to you to take advantage of the facilities and support we offer!
Since you can't make our open day, you might benefit from taking a peek at our Virtual Tour! I hope this adds some extra insight!
Dorna | Coventry University Student Ambassador