• A masters in Data Science at the University of Melbourne is offered as a 2-year teaching program.
  • This program is offered on both a part-time and full-time teaching basis.
  • Students will enter the Master of Data Science with a background in computer science or statistics (or both), and the course will be tailored to build skills in the other discipline.
  • Core subjects will give students a solid grounding in data science, so they will have the technological and analytical abilities that are vital for managing and interpreting large, complex collections of data.
  • Beyond the core subjects, elective subjects give students the freedom to dive deeper into a specialist area of data science.
  • Some of the courses that students go through in this program are:
    • Statistical modeling
    • Computational Statistics and Data Science
    • Cluster and Cloud Computing
    • Statistical Machine Learning
    • Advanced Database Systems
  • Master of data science is the No1 course in Australia for Computer Science and Statistics.
  • Students can build their skills and work experience through academically accredited Internship subjects which run over 10–15 weeks
  • For this course, the student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, which helps increase interaction between professors and students.
  • If students are coming from the Graduate Diploma in Data Science or a University of Melbourne Data Science undergraduate major (or equivalent), students may be eligible for an accelerated 1.5-year (150-point) program, receiving up to 50 points of credit.
  • On graduating from the course students will have a sound knowledge of modern statistical methodology and computing that will equip students for a career in data science and enable their career to develop as data science evolves.
  • The graduates from this program go on to work as data scientists and analysts, software engineers, data infrastructure engineers, business intelligence analysts, and statisticians. Employers in this field include:
    • Consulting firms such as EY, KPMG, and Accenture
    • Financial services companies including Citibank, ANZ, CBA, and NAB
    • IT and telecommunication companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Telstra
    • Government departments and organizations, such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics
    • Universities and public research institutions such as the CSIRO.etc, with an average salary of 47,250 USD.