Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)
Bachelor of Data Science and Decisions - BDataSci3959 - Data Science and Decisions

Specialisation Structure
66 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 66 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

MATH1131
6 UOC
Mathematics 1A
MATH1231
6 UOC
Mathematics 1B

Level 2 Core Courses

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

MATH2831
6 UOC
Linear Models
MATH2871
6 UOC
Data Management for Statistical Analysis

Level 3 Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

MATH3821
6 UOC
Statistical Modelling and Computing
MATH3871
6 UOC
Bayesian Inference and Computation

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 24 UOC of the following courses.

ECON1102
6 UOC
Macroeconomics 1
INFS1602
6 UOC
Digital Transformation in Business
MARK1012
6 UOC
Marketing Fundamentals
ECON2101
6 UOC
Microeconomics 2
ECON2206
6 UOC
Introductory Econometrics
ECON2209
6 UOC
Business Forecasting
ECON2104
6 UOC
Applied Macroeconomics
ECON2111
6 UOC
Introduction to Economic Development
ACTL3141
6 UOC
Actuarial Models and Statistics
ACTL3142
6 UOC
Actuarial Data and Analysis
ECON3208
6 UOC
Applied Econometric Methods
ECON3107
6 UOC
Economics of Finance
ECON3123
6 UOC
Organisational Economics
ECON3130
6 UOC
Real Estate Economics and Public Policy
ECON3206
6 UOC
Financial Econometrics
INFS3603
6 UOC
Introduction to Business Analytics
MARK3054
6 UOC
Marketing Analytics and Big Data
MARK3085
6 UOC
Digital Marketing and Web Analytics
COMP6771
6 UOC
Advanced C++ Programming
COMP9315
6 UOC
Database Systems Implementation
COMP2041
6 UOC
Software Construction: Techniques and Tools
COMP2911
6 UOC
Engineering Design in Computing
COMP3121
6 UOC
Algorithms and Programming Techniques
COMP9313
6 UOC
Big Data Management
COMP9417
6 UOC
Machine Learning and Data Mining
COMP3411
6 UOC
Artificial Intelligence
COMP3441
6 UOC
Security Engineering
COMP4418
6 UOC
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
COMP9319
6 UOC
Web Data Compression and Search
COMP4121
6 UOC
Advanced and Parallel Algorithms
COMP9418
6 UOC
Advanced Topics in Statistical Machine Learning
MATH1081
6 UOC
Discrete Mathematics
MATH2011
6 UOC
Several Variable Calculus
MATH2111
6 UOC
Higher Several Variable Calculus
MATH3041
6 UOC
Mathematical Modelling for Real World Systems
MATH3161
6 UOC
Optimization
MATH3411
6 UOC
Information, Codes and Ciphers
MATH5836
6 UOC
Data Mining and its Business Applications

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Students enrolled in program 3959 (Data Science) will already complete MATH1131 or MATH1141, MATH1231 or MATH1241 and MATH2801 or MATH2901 as part of the core requirements for their program.

All COMP electives and electives listed below have prerequisite requirements. Prerequisite requirements may be completed as part of the core requirements for 3959 Data Science or by using free electives.

Additional electives requiring prerequisites are:

  • ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
  • ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 (6 UOC)
  • ECON2104 Applied Macroeconomics (6 UOC)
  • ECON2111 Intro to Economic Development (6 UOC)
  • ECON3107 Economics of Finance (6 UOC)
  • ECON3123 Organisational Economics (6 UOC)
  • ECON3130 Real Estate Economics (6 UOC)

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.

Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

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