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Become a Data Scientist

Build a modern data science profile with stronger modelling, communication, and product context.

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Months

Part-time

Projects

Portfolio

Tools

Industry-std

1:1

Mentorship

Personal

What is Data Science?

Data Science is the discipline of turning raw data into business-changing decisions using statistics, machine learning, and storytelling. From forecasting demand at Deliveroo to detecting fraud at Stripe, data scientists power the hardest decisions in modern companies. In 9 months, you will learn Python, ML modelling, experimentation, and communication so you can own analysis that actually moves the needle.

What is Data Science?
Data Scientist roles pay 30% more than analyst roles, with 28% YoY growth in openings.
PROGRAMME FEE

Data Science

9 MONTHS

Everything you need to learn with confidence, build practical experience and move your career forward.

PROGRAMME FEE

£1,899
A Global Learning Community

A GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY

Learn together. Build with confidence.

Live learning

Mentor-led sessions

40+ projects

Portfolio-ready work

1:1 mentorship

Guidance that is personal

Career preparation

Resume and interviews

100% placement

Career-ready support

Curriculum

A paced roadmap,not a chapter list.

Each phase moves from competence building into portfolio-visible output.

01

Timeline

Weeks 1-8

Foundations and Analysis

Establish a strong base in Python, statistics, and applied analysis workflows.

PythonPandasStatisticsExploratory analysis
02

Timeline

Weeks 9-18

Modeling and Evaluation

Learn to choose, train, and evaluate models with decision quality in mind.

Supervised learningMetricsValidationFeature work
03

Timeline

Weeks 19-28

Communication and Experiments

Translate model output into business recommendations and clean narratives.

Experiment designInsight writingVisualizationStakeholder communication
04

Timeline

Weeks 29-36

Portfolio and Hiring Readiness

Package your work into visible, role-facing proof.

CapstonesCase studiesInterview practiceResume refinement
Research & Portfolio Capstones

10 Capstone Projects per Domain for Data Science

Explore 10 dedicated research-backed capstone systems for every domain (AI, Data, Security, Cloud) modeled after production corporate environments and SOTA literature.

Domain Filter:
AI Track 40 hours

Autonomous Clinical Charting & ICD-11 Medical Agent

Build an autonomous agent with LangGraph & RAG to transcribe clinical consultations, extract structured diagnostic observations, and auto-assign ICD-11 codes with confidence scoring.

PythonLangGraphQdrantWhisper API+2
Research Grounded
AI Track 40 hours

Automated Curriculum RAG Assistant & Concept Graph

Develop a RAG-powered knowledge graph assistant that indexes course textbooks, lecture transcripts, and slides to generate custom study roadmaps.

PythonWeaviateNeo4jLlamaIndex+2
Research Grounded
AI Track 45 hours

Reinforcement Learning Portfolio Rebalancing Robot

Train a Deep Reinforcement Learning (PPO / DDPG) agent that continuously rebalances a multi-asset portfolio to maximize Sharpe ratio under transaction fee constraints.

PythonPyTorchStable-Baselines3Gymnasium+2
Research Grounded
AI Track 40 hours

Visual Product Search & Camera Inspection Agent

Develop a mobile visual search app allowing shoppers to snap a photo of any item in the physical world and instantly find matching products in catalog.

PythonPyTorchMilvus / QdrantFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
AI Track 45 hours

Industrial Robot Arm Trajectory Planning RL Agent

Train a Deep Reinforcement Learning agent (SAC) for a 6-axis industrial robot arm performing high-speed pick-and-place sorting of randomized parts.

PythonPyTorchPyBulletROS2+1
Research Grounded
AI Track 35 hours

Automated Threat Modeling & Attack Tree Generator Agent

Build an AI agent that inspects application architecture diagrams and OpenAPI specs to automatically generate STRIDE threat models and attack trees.

PythonLangChainGraphvizFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
AI Track 40 hours

Livestock Facial Recognition & Individual Animal Tracking Agent

Deploy a computer vision model using CNN facial recognition to identify individual cattle, pigs, and sheep from barn camera feeds.

PythonPyTorchOpenCVFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
AI Track 40 hours

Customs Documentation & Tariff Code Classification Agent

Build an AI agent that ingests commercial invoice PDFs and extracts product line items to auto-assign international Harmonized System (HS) tariff codes.

PythonLlamaIndexFastAPIReact+1
Research Grounded
AI Track 35 hours

Customer Review Aspect-Based Sentiment & Feature Rating Agent

Build an aspect-based sentiment analysis model extracting specific product feature ratings (e.g., 'battery life', 'durability') from Amazon reviews.

PythonHugging Face TransformersFastAPIReact
Research Grounded
AI Track 40 hours

Court Legal Precedent & Judicial Sentence Consistency Agent

Develop an AI assistant that analyzes historical judicial sentencing records to help judges identify sentencing discrepancies across similar crime profiles.

PythonLlamaIndexScikit-LearnFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
Data Track 30 hours

Power BI Executive Sales Performance & Profitability Dashboard

Build an interactive enterprise Power BI dashboard featuring DAX measures, automated ETL data modeling from SQL data warehouses, and dynamic KPI drill-downs for global sales, regional margins, and product profitability.

Power BIDAXSQLPower Query+1
Research Grounded
Data Track 25 hours

Advanced Excel Financial Modeling & Automated Revenue Forecasting Tool

Construct an enterprise-grade Excel financial model with dynamic scenario analysis (Best/Base/Worst case), automated VBA macros for multi-department consolidation, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH formulas, and interactive KPI dashboards.

Advanced ExcelVBA / MacrosFinancial ModelingPower Query+1
Research Grounded
Data Track 45 hours

Real-Time Streaming ICU Sepsis Early-Warning Engine

Architect a real-time streaming ML pipeline processing ICU patient telemetry (heart rate, SpO2, blood pressure) to predict septic shock 6 hours prior to clinical onset.

Apache KafkaApache SparkXGBoostPython+2
Research Grounded
Data Track 40 hours

Adaptive Knowledge Tracing (DKT) Personalized Learning Engine

Implement a Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) model using Recurrent Neural Networks to estimate a student's mastery level of concepts over time.

PythonPyTorchPandasFastAPI+2
Research Grounded
Data Track 40 hours

Liquidity Risk Monte Carlo Simulator & Yield Curve Calibrator

Architect a parallelized GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo simulation engine calibrating interest rate yield curves (Hull-White model) to evaluate liquidity risks.

PythonCuPy / CUDASciPyPandas+2
Research Grounded
Data Track 40 hours

Dynamic Price Elasticity & Competitor Scraping Bot

Architect an automated competitor price scraping bot and dynamic pricing engine that adjusts SKU prices based on real-time market elasticity.

PythonPlaywrightFastAPIScikit-Learn+2
Research Grounded
Data Track 35 hours

Assembly Line Scrap & Raw Material Defect Analytics

Build a root-cause analytics model using Decision Trees and SHAP to identify raw material lot batches causing high assembly line scrap rates.

PythonScikit-LearnSHAPPandas+1
Research Grounded
Data Track 40 hours

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Traffic Feature Pipeline

Architect a streaming analytics engine using Apache Flink to analyze SYN flood packet velocity and IP entropy to trigger BGP Blackhole routing.

Apache FlinkPythonClickHouseFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
Data Track 35 hours

Crop Micro-Climate & Frost Risk Forecaster

Build an ensemble machine learning model processing local weather station IoT sensors to predict localized sub-zero frost risks 12 hours ahead for fruit orchards.

PythonXGBoostPandasFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
Data Track 35 hours

Parcel Sorting Hub Chute Jam & Throughput Analytics

Architect a real-time IoT analytics console monitoring high-speed parcel sorter chute sensors to detect package jams and balance sorting lane loads.

PythonInfluxDBGrafanaFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

Medical Device (IoMT) Zero-Trust Network Micro-Segmentation

Design and implement an automated Zero-Trust network gatekeeper enforcing dynamic micro-segmentation policies for hospital IoT devices (infusion pumps, MRI scanners).

PythonSuricataPalo Alto APIDocker+2
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

Student Identity Verification & AI Proxy Test-Taker Guard

Develop a continuous biometric facial recognition and keystroke dynamics verifier validating student identity throughout high-stakes online exams.

PythonPyTorchFaceNetFastAPI+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

SWIFT Banking Network Cyber Threat Intelligence & Anomaly Guard

Develop a specialized SIEM analytics module parsing ISO 20022 SWIFT financial transaction messages to detect unauthorized wire transfers.

PythonFastAPIElasticsearchPostgreSQL+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 35 hours

Retail Loyalty Point Fraud & Gift Card Abuse Detector

Build a fraud detection engine analyzing loyalty point redemption velocity and gift card claim patterns to flag fraudulent redemptions.

PythonScikit-LearnFastAPIPostgreSQL+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

3D Printer G-Code File Tampering & Sabotage Inspector

Develop a static analysis tool inspecting 3D printer G-code files to detect malicious void insertions intended to weaken structural manufactured parts.

PythonThree.jsFastAPIReact+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

Cryptographic Post-Quantum (PQC) Lattice Migration Auditor

Build an inventory tool scanning enterprise source code and TLS servers to identify legacy RSA / ECC algorithms and recommend Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) replacements.

PythonLibOQS (Open Quantum Safe)FastAPIReact+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 35 hours

Commercial Greenhouse HVAC Controller Cyber Attack Shield

Build an industrial firewall module monitoring BACnet / Modbus greenhouse environment controllers to prevent malicious heating overrides.

PythonBAC0 (BACnet Lib)FastAPIGrafana+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

Warehouse AMR Robot Fleet Cyber Intrusion Shield

Build a ROS2 security module enforcing DDS-Security (Data Distribution Service) encryption and node authentication for warehouse mobile robots.

C++PythonROS2 / SROS2FastAPI+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 35 hours

Social Media Corporate Account Hijack & 2FA Enforcer Bot

Build a continuous social media account monitoring bot scanning corporate YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts for unauthorized admin additions.

PythonFastAPIReactDocker+1
Research Grounded
Security Track 40 hours

Municipal Smart City Traffic Light Cyber Attack Inspector

Deploy an industrial intrusion detection agent monitoring NEMA / 170 traffic light controller communications to block malicious signal manipulation.

PythonFastAPIGrafanaDocker+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 40 hours

HIPAA-Compliant AWS Multi-Region EHR Database Architecture

Design and deploy a HIPAA-compliant AWS multi-region infrastructure using Terraform featuring Aurora PostgreSQL Global Database and encrypted S3 buckets.

TerraformAWS AuroraAWS KMSPython+2
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 35 hours

Serverless Video Lecture Transcoding & HLS Streaming Pipeline

Build an event-driven serverless video processing pipeline on AWS using Elemental MediaConvert to transcode lecture MP4s into adaptive HLS streams.

AWS SAMAWS LambdaMediaConvertAWS S3+2
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 45 hours

GCP High-Throughput Financial Tick Data Lakehouse (Bigtable)

Architect a real-time financial market tick data lakehouse on GCP using Cloud Bigtable and Dataflow ingesting 1,000,000 trade events/sec.

TerraformGCP Cloud BigtableGCP DataflowBigQuery+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 35 hours

E-Commerce CloudFront CDN Image Optimization & WebP Conversion

Deploy an AWS CloudFront CDN architecture with Lambda@Edge that automatically converts product images to compressed WebP formats based on browser capabilities.

TerraformAWS CloudFrontLambda@EdgeSharp Image Lib+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 45 hours

Factory ERP Cloud Migration & SAP on AWS High-Availability Vault

Architect a SAP HANA high-availability environment on AWS using Terraform, AWS Launch Wizard, and SLES Pacemaker clustering for manufacturing ERP.

TerraformAWS SAP Launch WizardSAP HANASUSE Pacemaker+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 40 hours

Zero-Trust Cloud Remote Access Bastion (Teleport)

Deploy a Gravitational Teleport Zero-Trust access gateway on AWS providing certificate-based SSH and Kubernetes access with session recording.

TerraformTeleportAWS EKSOkta+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 35 hours

AgTech Cloud Cost Management & Spot Instance Training Pipeline

Build a cost-optimized machine learning model training pipeline on AWS using SageMaker Spot Instances to train satellite crop vision models.

PythonAmazon SageMakerPyTorchAWS S3+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 40 hours

Freight Forwarder Carrier Portal Multi-Tenant Cloud Architecture

Architect a multi-tenant SaaS carrier portal on AWS using ECS Fargate, PostgreSQL RDS, and AWS Cognito for 500 freight brokerage clients.

TerraformAWS ECS FargateAmazon RDSAWS Cognito+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 35 hours

Marketing Video Streaming CDN on AWS CloudFront & S3

Build a high-performance marketing video streaming platform using AWS S3, CloudFront CDN, and AWS WAF delivering promotional video ads worldwide.

TerraformAWS CloudFrontAWS S3AWS WAF+1
Research Grounded
Cloud Track 40 hours

Government Cloud Identity & PIV / CAC Smart Card Authentication

Build a SAML 2.0 / OIDC Identity Provider integration connecting AWS IAM Identity Center with US Government PIV / CAC smart card authentication.

TerraformKeycloakAWS IAM Identity CenterSAML 2.0+1
Research Grounded

Where can your Data Science Mastery training take you?

Data Scientist

Own analysis, experimentation, and predictive work that influences product and business decisions.

$88,000

starting pay for
Data Scientists

Applied ML Engineer

Bridge structured analysis with practical model implementation, deployment, and evaluation.

$95,000

starting pay for
Applied ML Engineers

Analytics Scientist

Turn ambiguous business questions into measurable, data-backed recommendations and experiments.

$80,000

starting pay for
Analytics Scientists

Quantitative Analyst

Apply statistical modelling and machine learning to finance, risk, and forecasting problems.

$110,000

starting pay for
Quantitative Analysts

Sources: Glassdoor.in
and LinkedIn Salary Insights

Data Science is a top-compensated career path with strong long-term growth

Career Salary Progression

Select a market benchmark to view salary estimates at different experience stages.

Stage 01Baseline
$78K/ yr

Global Benchmark Salary

Entry level
Stage 02+35% Growth
$105K/ yr

Global Benchmark Salary

1-3 years
Stage 03+79% Growth
$140K/ yr

Global Benchmark Salary

4-6 years
Stage 04+131% Growth
$180K/ yr

Global Benchmark Salary

7-9 years

Source: Glassdoor.com and LinkedIn Salary Insights

You after Wills Education

A clear picture of the professional profile you will build over the program.

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Data Scientist

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$88,000

Expected salary

Hard Skills

PythonPandasNumPyscikit-learnSQLPostgreSQLStatisticsA/B TestingMatplotlibSeabornTensorFlowJupyterGitTableau

Soft Skills

Analytical thinkingStakeholder communicationProblem framingAttention to detailCuriosity

Education

Data Science Program

Projects

Customer Churn Prediction

Built an end-to-end churn model with feature engineering, validation, and stakeholder writeup for a telecom dataset.

Tools Covered

The stack is organized around capability, not feature-name overload.

Grouping tools by what they enable keeps the learning story cleaner and more persuasive.

Analysis

PythonPandasNumPyJupyter

Modeling

scikit-learnRegressionClassificationValidation

Communication

SQLVisualizationCase writingPresentation

Real-World Applications

Where your skills meet multiple industries.

See how the curriculum of the **Data Science** program is directly applied in solving critical challenges across global sectors. Click any industry to view practice projects you can build.

Healthcare Use Case

Data Science

Predictive modeling engines to classify patients at high risk of readmission or septic shock using streaming telemetry data from ICU monitors.

Education Use Case

Data Science

Classification models predicting student drop-out likelihood based on submission delays, forum activity, and quiz scoring.

Finance Use Case

Data Science

Time-series forecasting models predicting equity index movements, option pricing indicators, and interest rate trends.

Retail Use Case

Data Science

Dynamic pricing algorithms optimizing margins based on competitive price scrapers, weather, and inventory levels.

Manufacturing Use Case

Data Science

Vibration telemetry anomaly classifiers predicting bearing failures on turbine shafts using autoencoders.

Cybersecurity Use Case

Data Science

Malware family classifiers categorizing binary files based on assembly patterns and API call strings.

Agriculture Use Case

Data Science

Yield prediction models estimating harvest volumes based on weather cycles and soil sensor data.

Logistics Use Case

Data Science

Time-series forecasting models predicting transport demand and port congestion rates.

Marketing Use Case

Data Science

Customer clustering models grouping user segments based on navigation patterns and purchase histories.

Government Use Case

Data Science

Anomaly detection models flagging public benefit claims fraud based on filing patterns and credential metrics.

Aerospace and Defense Use Case

Data Science

Flight path anomaly classification models predicting engine degradation from stream telemetry.

Automotive and Transportation Manufacturing Use Case

Data Science

Time-series predictive models estimating battery health decay in electric vehicle fleets.

Chemicals and Plastics Use Case

Data Science

Molecular mix prediction engines estimating compound shelf life based on temperature telemetry.

Construction and Infrastructure Use Case

Data Science

Time-series classification models predicting structural decay in bridge support sensors.

Consulting and Professional Services Use Case

Data Science

Classification models predicting client churn risk based on service engagement telemetry.

Entertainment, Arts, and Recreation Use Case

Data Science

Recommendation classification models matching viewer profiles to catalog titles.

Fashion, Apparel, and Textiles Use Case

Data Science

Convolutional neural networks classifying fabric quality and identifying weave anomalies.

Fishing, Hunting, and Aquaculture Use Case

Data Science

Time-series classification models predicting oxygen decay in aquaculture tanks.

Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Processing Use Case

Data Science

Time-series classification models predicting refrigeration failure in transit vehicles.

Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Use Case

Data Science

Time-series forecasting models predicting hotel occupancy rates based on search telemetry.

Information Technology (IT) and Software Use Case

Data Science

Time-series forecasting models predicting server CPU load based on application traffic.

Legal Services Use Case

Data Science

Classification models predicting litigation duration based on court docket data.

Mining, Quarrying, and Mineral Extraction Use Case

Data Science

Time-series classification models predicting drill bit wear based on telemetry.

Non-profit and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Use Case

Data Science

Classification models predicting donor churn based on engagement history logs.

Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy Use Case

Data Science

Time-series classification models predicting solar cell decay based on telemetry.

Real Estate and Property Management Use Case

Data Science

Time-series forecasting models predicting rental occupancy rates based on search telemetry.

Research and Development (R&D) Use Case

Data Science

Molecular mix prediction engines estimating compound shelf life based on temperature telemetry.

Telecommunications Use Case

Data Science

Time-series classification models predicting cell tower decay based on telemetry.

Who It's For

A role-aware structure for learners with different starting points.

A structured path for learners who want to move from notebooks and theory into robust analysis, machine learning decisions, and portfolio-grade problem solving.

Analysts aiming higher

Move from dashboard support into predictive, experimental, and model-backed decisions.

STEM graduates

Turn quantitative ability into a sharper, marketable data profile.

Working professionals

Build confidence with practical modeling instead of broad, unfocused theory.

✓ Spring career transition cohort
📈 Built a portfolio using Python, SQL & RAG Agents

March 2026 Cohort

Learner video 1
Learner video 2

Weekly mentor feedback helped me connect analytics concepts to real education problems. The structure kept me moving every week.

AM
Ananya MenonEducator to Learning Analyst

Every module led to something visible in my portfolio. Python and SQL finally clicked because we kept applying them to real scenarios.

JO
James OkonkwoJunior Data Scientist

The live sessions were focused and easy to follow. I finished with a dashboard project I can confidently show in interviews.

MI
Meera IyerOperations Analyst

The examples felt close to real business work. I now understand how to turn a vague question into a clean analysis plan.

TB
Thomas BennettMarketing Data Executive
✓ Winter career transition cohort
📈 Built a portfolio using Excel, SQL and Power BI

January 2026 Cohort

Learner video 1
Learner video 2

The mock interviews were direct and useful. By the end of the batch, I could explain my projects clearly and answer technical questions with confidence.

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Amina BegumAI Automation Specialist

I was working full-time, so the recordings and review checkpoints mattered. I always knew what to complete next.

RP
Ravi PatelBusiness Intelligence Analyst

The mentor comments were specific, not generic. That helped me improve my notebooks and explain my choices more professionally.

HC
Hannah ClarkeJunior Data Scientist

The dashboard labs were excellent. I learned how to design reports that are useful for decision-makers, not just visually busy.

OH
Oliver HarrisPower BI Specialist
✓ Autumn AI & Data Science cohort
📈 Deployed Full Stack Machine Learning & LLM Pipelines

October 2025 Cohort

Learner video 1
Learner video 2

The Agentic AI program pushed me way beyond tutorials. I shipped an actual RAG-powered assistant as my capstone, and it is now live in production.

RD
Robert DavisAI Engineer

The AI Business Analytics track gave me both technical depth and storytelling frameworks to step into a management position with confidence.

SW
Sophie WilliamsBusiness Intelligence Manager

What separates Wills is that they care about proof, not completion. By the end I had five real projects and landed a lead role in 6 weeks.

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Nitesh GuptaData Science Lead

I was a software developer looking to pivot into data. The Data Science program gave me a structured path to frame my experience into something hiring managers respond to.

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Aisha TaylorSenior Data Engineer
Placement Support

Career support is presented as a structured process, not a vague promise.

The same trust-first system used on the homepage carries through to each program detail page.

01

Position

Refine the story you tell about your background, projects, and direction.

02

Package

Turn assignments into portfolio assets, case studies, and stronger proof.

03

Pursue

Move into applications and interviews with clearer materials and tighter narratives.

FAQ

Questions learners ask before choosing Data Science.

No. The emphasis is on practical, hiring-relevant data science fundamentals and stronger decision-making output.