Graduate Certificate in Data Science

The Graduate Certificate in Data Science program is designed for graduates of computing, science, engineering or health bachelors programs with or without industry experience who want to become data scientists.

It will prepare you for a career in data science, an emerging area driving economic growth, public policy and corporate strategy through management of very large collections of data to derive insights that ultimately benefit society.

Job titles for data scientists in this new field are very diverse, for example:

analytics specialist, business intelligence analyst, business intelligence developer, data analyst, data architect, data engineer, data miner, data scientist, web analyst.This program is delivered on-campus and requires in person attendance.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Program Entry Requirements:

An Australian Bachelor degree (AQF 7) or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution

OR

No formal qualification but a minimum of 5 years Full Time Equivalent (FTE) work experience in any industry setting

PLO 1: Enabling Knowledge

• Understand and use appropriate and relevant, fundamental and applied mathematical and statistical knowledge and methodologies and modern processes and analytical tools.

PLO 2: Critical Analysis

• Bring together and flexibly apply knowledge to characterise, analyse and solve a range of data science problems.

PLO 3: Problem Solving

• Select and justify relevant approaches to analyse data problems and/or identify opportunities.

PLO 4: Communication

• Communicate data interpretations and findings using visualisation and other appropriate tools to inform decision makers

PLO 5: Responsibility

• Critically reflect on their own practice to support their continual professional development and become life long learners.