The Master of Data Science provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand and apply appropriate analytical methodologies to transform the way an organisation achieves its objectives, to deal effectively with large data management tasks, to master the statistical and machine learning foundations on which data analytics is built, and to evaluate and communicate the effectiveness of new technologies.

Students will gain a detailed knowledge of contemporary data management and analysis technologies, including those for data collection and storage, visualisation, internet-based applications, and software project management.

Students will also acquire essential skills in high performance computing.

The Master of Data Science prepares graduates for a career as a data scientist or data analyst providing them with the skills to tackle large data management and exploitation tasks.

The skills graduates obtain during the course will make them internationally mobile as data science expertise is required globally. You will be able to find employment in a large range of companies and organisations across the resources, finance, commerce and utility sectors. In Western Australia, Data Science graduates are required for specialised data mining within the resource sector.