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Overview
- Be ready to meet the needs of our increasingly data reliant world by gaining essential knowledge in big data – with a specific focus on data analytics. Be equipped to help organisations extract new insights from raw data to inform the development of new products, improved services and new businesses.
- Learn how to find the patterns from the historical data, understand the present, and predict the future using data addressing a wide range of operational contexts.
- Be prepared for a career in a dynamic and fast-paced industry by gaining knowledge in big data management, machine learning and data mining, to programming and big data visualisation.
- Work independently and collaboratively to apply key ICT and data science technologies and programming skills to interpret major theories and critically investigate and solve contemporary core issues in a global market.
Career outcomes
Graduates may find work as a:
- data analyst (within health, marketing etc.)
- data scientist
- data consultant
- data engineer or data architect
- business analyst
- quantitative analyst
- data mining analyst
- fraud data analyst
- data analytics manager.
Data driven decisions
More and more companies are realising the importance of understanding their data to make data driven decisions. The future for careers in this field is exciting.
Professor Yan Li
What you'll study
Explore the courses you'll study as part of this specialisation.
Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for detailed recommended enrolment patterns and course availability.
Relevant degrees for this specialisation
Master of Data Science
Be ready to make an impact in our technology driven world. Develop the in-demand skills in extract new insights to inform product development, improved services and new businesses. Learn to work both independently and collaboratively and tailor your degree by choosing a specialisation that aligns with your career goals. Gain an industry-recognised qualification that is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
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