Program Overview

Introduction to R (RStudio) Programming

The Introduction to R (RStudio) Programming course is an online program produced by the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, which is part of the School of Science and Engineering.

Course Overview

This course is designed to introduce participants to the basics of R programming and data visualization. R is a statistical software and programming language that allows users to perform statistical analysis, create functions, and visualize data. The course will cover the basics of R programming and data visualization over a period of four weeks.

Course Structure

• The course will start on Monday, 1 June 2026, and will run for four weeks on a part-time basis.
• The course will be delivered online and will consist of a combination of tutor-led sessions and online exercises.
• Week one will focus on the basics of R programming and will include a welcome session and three tutor-led sessions.
• Week two will explore data visualization and will include three tutor-led sessions.
• There will be two additional one-hour drop-in sessions.
• The final assessment will be an online exercise that will be submitted in week four.

Course Details

• Duration: 4 weeks (part-time)
• Location: Online
• Course fee: £200
• Time commitment: 15-25 hours
• Class size: Limited to 20 learners

Target Audience

This course will be of value to anyone with an interest in coding, programming, statistics, and visualizing data. It is not necessary to work in the field of forensic science to take this course, although some examples may use forensic terminology.

Assessment

The final assessment will be an online exercise that will be written in R Script and will cover the basics and data visualization.