Graduate Diploma in Data Science

Core Units

24 credit points
 

Complete the following units:

• Introduction to Programming and the UNIX Environment (COSC110) – 6 credit points

• Database Management Systems (COSC210) – 6 credit points

• Introduction to Statistical Modelling (STAT100) – 6 credit points

• Statistical Modelling and Experimental Design (STAT410) – 6 credit points

A candidate shall hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree.

English Language Requirements

All applicants must meet a minimum of one of the following criteria:

• English is the applicant's first language; or

• Satisfactory completion, within five years of the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least one year of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed; or

• A pass grade or better in an English language subject at Australian Year 12 level or overseas equivalent; or

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5*; or

• Equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component*; or

• A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50*

International Fees

$31,600*

Data science is a rapidly growing area of employment with outstanding career opportunities for professionals with postgraduate qualifications. You could consider positions such as:  

• data scientist 

• business intelligence analyst 

• data engineer or architect 

• data strategist 

• healthcare data manager 

• research scientist.