Overview

Advance your knowledge and understanding of data analytics with the Master of Data Science. This course is designed for postgraduate students who want to gain meaningful insights from data that comes from a variety of sources. You’ll develop skills in leading-edge techniques and learn the contemporary tools that relate to a data management lifecycle. After graduating you’ll be skilled to work at the forefront of data-driven decision-making and forecasting.

Check the Master of Data Science course handbook

Stretch your career further

  • Statistician
  • Business Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Architect

Key codes

CRICOS course code
099117B
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Strong industry connections and co-creation

In the Master of Data Science course program, participating in the industrial-based project units is mandatory. By undertaking the capstone project, students are deeply involved in project execution with industry clients from external organisations or businesses to deliver usable solutions to real-world problems. Students achieving a credit average are eligible to apply for taking the internship project unit (ICT80004) to be the intern in the industry.

Professional accreditations

Why Swinburne?

Ranked top 10 Australian university for Computer Science and Electronics

85.1% of students found employment within 4 months of graduating

The median income for PG graduates nine years out is $105.5K

Ranked top 100 in the world for Computer Science and Engineering

ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022