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Study data science and learn how to evaluate large volumes of data using techniques rooted in computer science, programming and mathematics.
With the right qualification, you can become a big data expert who wrangles the data that guides organisations to solve business challenges.
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UndergraduateUNE-ICT101
100% online
No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
Starts 21 Oct 2024
UndergraduateLTU-GEG1MAV
100% online
No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
Starts 29 Jul 2024
UndergraduateTAS-KGG102
100% online
No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
Online data science degrees
PostgraduateUSQ-DSC-MAS
100% online
2 years full time or part time equivalent
PostgraduateCSU-AAI-GCE
A starter in the tools and techniques of AI
Explore how business and industry are using AI today. You’ll get to know the programming processes and maths used to develop AI and machine learning—and think about new applications. Predict trends, uncover efficiencies, shape the future.
100% online
6 months full time or part time equivalent
UndergraduateSCU-ITB-DEG
Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Business and Enterprise
A double degree in IT and business
Combine tech and business skills to unlock careers from software development to international business. You’ll learn how technology is crucial for business success. Focus your double degree with majors including cybersecurity, UX, and marketing.
Online & on-campus
4 years full time or part time equivalent
PostgraduateACU-SPA-GCE
Data skills to optimise high performance sport
Learn how data unlocks the competitive edge. You’ll combine technical Python skills with current approaches to data storage and reporting. Explore data’s role in elite sport. Become a valued sports specialist who maximises performance outcomes.
100% online
6 months full time or part time equivalent
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Data science is a multidisciplinary field that combines maths, science, data analytics, statistics and sometimes even artificial intelligence to collect data from a number of different sources.
A data science course will provide you with an understanding of the research principles and methods underpinning the practice of data science. You’ll learn how to work with complex bodies of unstructured data, deduce findings and make recommendations that can help solve business problems.
Why should you study a data science degree?
If you have an affinity for maths, statistics or computer science, then a data science degree could be just the course for you. The world of data is expanding at a phenomenal rate, and a background in data science will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to navigate it.
Use principles from mathematics, stats, programming and coding to help solve issues businesses face on a daily basis and guide their decision making.
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