GraduateInformation Technology
Master of Data Science
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Master of Data Science at the University of Sydney develops the analytical and technical skills professionals with a strong mathematical or quantitative background need to use data science for strategic decision making. Students complete data science core subjects, computing professional core subjects, data science specialist electives, and a capstone project or research project, with optional specialisations in data engineering or machine learning.
Graduates apply data analysis, machine learning and statistical modelling across technology, finance, healthcare and government, with career outcomes shaped by their chosen specialisation and applied project experience. Sydney is ranked first in Australia for computer science and information systems.
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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 or statistics with a minimum credit average (65 percent), or the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma in Data Science with a minimum credit average (65 percent), or a qualification deemed to be equivalent; or completed 24 credit points of the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma in Data Science or Graduate Certificate in Data Science with a minimum credit average (65 percent). The 24 credit points must include 12 credit points of Data Science Core units and 12 credit points of Data Science specialist elective units. If you have the equivalent of an Australian AQF Level 8 degree or above in a cognate discipline, you may be eligible for a Reduced Volume of Learning (RVL) of up to 24 credit points or 0.5 years/1 semester.
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