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Western Sydney University

  • 13% international / 87% domestic

Master of Data Science

  • Masters (Coursework)

Increasingly in the digital age, data plays an important role in many occupations. Extracting information from data has become a science in itself, blending skill sets from mathematics, statistics and computing to help companies drive informed decision making and problem solving.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 years full-time, 4 years part-time
Course Code
089442E
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$33,280 per year / $66,560 total

About this course

Increasingly in the digital age, data plays an important role in many occupations. Extracting information from data has become a science in itself, blending skill sets from mathematics, statistics and computing to help companies drive informed decision making and problem solving.

Study locations

Parramatta South

Career pathways

As a data science graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:

  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Scientist
Data Analyst

Data Analysts extract data and use it to help companies make better business decisions. This could mean figuring out how to price new materials for the market, how to reduce transportation costs or propose new solutions to save the company money.

Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist you will analyse data and extract meaning from it. This includes working with unstructured and structured data, data cleansing and data preparation.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at Western Sydney University.
81%
Overall satisfaction
83.3%
Skill scale
61.9%
Teaching scale