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Bachelor of Data Science
Bachelor degree in Australia.
- Duration: 3 years
- Study mode: Online and on campus
Where you can study this course
- No listed website
Western Sydney University
- Campuses
- 26 campuses
- Duration
- 3 years
- Full time, part time available
- Study mode
- On campus
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Most students praise the facilities and campus, though some found the same facilities frustrating and a number had issues with organisation and admin.
- No listed website
Deakin University
- Campuses
- 21 campuses
- Duration
- 3 years
- Full time, part time available
- Study mode
- Online and on campus
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Students rate the facilities and campus highly, and many praise the student support, though some found student support and organisation and admin frustrating.
- No listed website
Victoria University
- Campuses
- 11 campuses
- Duration
- 3 years
- Full time, part time available
- Study mode
- On campus
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Most students praise the student support, and many also rate the facilities and campus and the teaching well. Some found student support, organisation and admin, and communication frustrating, which matters if you want smooth help and clear answers.
- No listed website
Swinburne University of Technology
- Campuses
- 8 campuses
- Duration
- 3 years
- Full time, part time available
- Study mode
- On campus
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Students rate the facilities and campus highly, while some found organisation and admin frustrating and a number were unhappy with student support. Opinions are mixed on course content.
- No listed website
RMIT University
- Campuses
- 15 campuses
- Duration
- 3 years
- Full time, part time available
- Study mode
- On campus
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Some students found organisation and admin frustrating, and opinions are mixed on the trainers and teaching.
- No listed website
Queensland University of Technology
- Campuses
- QUT Gardens Point Campus
- Duration
- 3 years
- Full time, part time available
- Study mode
- Online and on campus
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Students rate the facilities and campus highly, though some found them lacking and a number mentioned student support and organisation and admin as frustrations.
Is this course right for you?
Entry requirements
Entry requirements are set by each provider, so check the ones you are considering.
Entry recommendations
To be prepared for this course, it helps to have:
- an interest in finding patterns in data
- comfort with numbers and logical thinking
- patience for solving problems step by step
- attention to detail when working with information
Career pathways
Roles this qualification is a recognised route into, and what else you need.
A recognised route into Data Analyst
Data Analyst
Data analysts query, clean and visualise an organisation's data so the people running it can see what is actually happening.
Explore this career →- Weekly pay
- $1,950
- Full-time share
- 86%
- Employment size
- 23,300 workers
- Average age
- 36 years
- Average full-time hours
- 40 hours
- Gender share
- 42% female
- Future growth
- +18.3%
- Job market
- In shortage (national)
Complete relevant data-science coursework and projects. Data engineering also requires practical database and programming capability; employer requirements vary.
A recognised route into Data Engineer
Data Engineer
Data engineers build the pipelines and storage that move an organisation's data from the systems that create it to the analysts and machine learning teams who use it.
Explore this career →- Weekly pay
- $2,150
- Full-time share
- 92%
- Employment size
- 3,100 workers
- Average age
- 36 years
- Average full-time hours
- 40 hours
- Gender share
- 21% female
- Future growth
- +22%
- Job market
- In shortage (national)
Complete relevant data-science coursework and projects. Data engineering also requires practical database and programming capability; employer requirements vary.
A recognised route into Data Scientist
Data Scientist
Data scientists build the models that forecast, classify and automate decisions, combining statistics, code and business context to turn raw data into working systems.
Explore this career →- Weekly pay
- $2,400
- Full-time share
- 88%
- Employment size
- 3,400 workers
- Average age
- 34 years
- Average full-time hours
- 41 hours
- Gender share
- 27% female
- Future growth
- +24.6%
- Job market
- In shortage (national)
Complete relevant data-science coursework and projects. Data engineering also requires practical database and programming capability; employer requirements vary.
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