Overview
About this course
You will gain an advanced level of knowledge and skills in data science to help guide strategic decision making, and explore in detail different concepts including data mining, machine learning and data visualisation.
Who is it for?
Our Graduate Diploma in Data Science is tailored for professionals with a strong mathematical or quantitative background wanting to develop their technical skills in order to explore a career in data science.
Structure
What you’ll study
You will complete:
- minimum of 2 x Data Science core subjects
- minimum of 1 x Computing professional core subjects
- minimum of 2 x Data Science specialist elective subjects
- maximum of 2 x elective or foundation subjects
Costs
Funding
Admissions
To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have:
- a three year Australian bachelor's degree in a cognate discipline that demonstrates a background in computer programming and statistics with a minimum average of 60 percent, or
- the University of Sydney Graduate Certificate in Data Science with a minimum average of 60 percent.
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band