Academics

To be considered for admission, an applicant is required to have:

• an Australian bachelor's degree in commerce, business or related discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher in commerce, business or related discipline (minimum 50 percent average) or equivalent qualification, and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 630), or 
• an Australian bachelor's degree in any discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification and a minimum of one-year relevant work experience, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree with honours or higher in any discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, or
• the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a credit average (65 percent).

Language Requirements:

• International students from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/PTEor any equivalent test.

Businesses are in high demand of data analysts who can work efficiently in a business quantitative team, and communicate well with both high level managers and highly skilled statisticians.

The Data Analytics for Business specialisation helps students develop conceptual and technical skills in business, statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence that gives them opportunities across the business sectors and beyond.

Graduates can pursue rewarding careers as:

• Business data analysts
• Data scientists
• Market researchers
• Commercial bankers
• Financial planners
• Fund Managers
• Risk managers
• Operation managers