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Overview

This program aims to produce professionals who are skilled in the manipulation and interpretation of large amounts of data.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Collaborate effectively in disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams.
  • Leaders
2.
Demonstrate cultural, professional and ethical competence to become a responsible Data Scientist and a global citizen.
  • Global citizens
  • Professionals
3.
Prepare, analyse, interpret and present data to inform business decision making.
  • Leaders
  • Scholars
4.
Apply enquiry-based learning, including, analysis and critical thinking, reflection, and problem solving, to become a lifelong learner and an innovative and self directed professional.
  • Leaders
  • Professionals
5.
Communicate effectively in written and oral formats to engage specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • Leaders
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
6.
Apply in depth knowledge of statistics, computer science, applied mathematics, and business strategies, in data preparation, manipulation, analysis and interpretation.
  • Scholars

Program Structure

Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

A credit average is generally required to articulate to the next level in the sequence.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Similar Program

Graduate Diploma in Data Science and Decisions - GDDataSci5959 - Data Science and Decisions
Graduate Certificate in Analytics - GCertAnalytics7457 - Analytics
Graduate Certificate in Data Science and Decisions - GCDataSci7959 - Data Science and Decisions
Master of Data Science and Decisions - MDataSci8959 - Data Science and Decisions

Postgraduate Pathway

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1880 - Mathematics
Master of Philosophy - MPhil2645 - Engineering
Master of Science - MSc2920 - Mathematics
Graduate Diploma in Data Science - GDDS5646 - Data Science
Master of Data Science - MDS8646 - Data Science

Nested Postgraduate Program

Graduate Diploma in Data Science - GDDS5646 - Data Science
Master of Data Science - MDS8646 - Data Science

Professional Outcomes

Career Opportunities

Database and Systems Administrators, ICT Security Specialists, Statisticians, Data Scientists

Program Fees

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