Master of Data Science
Join the rapidly evolving field of data analytics and build your advanced statistics, machine learning, and programming skills. Build foundational technical and analytical skills for working with large, complex collections of data. And dive deeper with specialisation streams and a dedicated major data science project.
Key features
- Build industry connections. Build connections with researchers from on-campus partners like the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute and Melbourne Integrative Genomics.
- Flexible study options. Choose from four data science specialisations: foundational, statistical, computational, and computational and statistical.
- Showcase your skills. Apply data science tools to a practical problem in the final year capstone subject. Work individually or in a group and present your technically correct results in a client-ready format.
Campus Information
Parkville campus
Our Parkville campus is a city within a city. With cafes, 12 libraries, gyms, specialty stores, a small supermarket, and even a seasonal farmers market, you’ll never have to leave. The Parkville campus is situated within a renowned knowledge precinct, which includes eight hospitals, many leading research institutes and a wide range of knowledge-based industries.
Intakes
- March
Application Processing Time in Days: 60
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Data scientists are in demand across a range of diverse industries and can command high salaries. Our graduates work as data scientists and analysts,software engineers,data infrastructure engineers,business intelligence analysts, and statisticians.
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for entry into this course, you must have:
- An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% (or equivalent), AND
- At least 12.5 credit points (one standard subject) of university-level computer science (or equivalent) with content focused on computer programming, AND
- Successfully completed MAST10006 Calculus 2 AND MAST10007 Linear Algebra (or their equivalents).
For More Information Please Contact To Our PSA Counselor.
- Course Code: 092791B
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
115968 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: 154 AUD
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