Master of Data Science

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. Studying this program will provide you with extensive scientific skills and methods to extract meaningful data and solve complex problems. 

Data Science at Western

• Every industry benefits from the correct use of data, as it provides insights into their customers, business and environment. During this program you will learn about the various types of data, the extraction of relevant and meaningful data, as well as developing the analytical skills to turn this data into valuable insights. Throughout your studies you will learn how to efficiently identify trends, understand customers and predict behaviour, detect fraud, and identify credit risk. Our Master of Data Science provides a strong applications focus, covering the nature of data, including Big Data and data driven investigations, as well as visual and computational analytics. On completion of the program, you will have completed two self-guided master projects, and will graduate with the confidence and skills to draw out meaningful insights with actionable metrics.

Elevate your career

• With a postgraduate degree from Western you can elevate your career.
• Expand your knowledge, develop new networks and enhance your career prospects with us.

Full-time start-year intake
Year 1

Autumn session

• COMP 7024 Opens in new window Programming for Data Science
• MATH 7016 Opens in new window The Nature of Data
• COMP 7003 Opens in new window Big Data
• COMP 7016 Opens in new window Visualisation

Spring session

• COMP 7006 Opens in new window Data Science
• MATH 7002 Opens in new window Advanced Statistical Methods
• COMP 7023 Opens in new window Predictive Analytics

Year 2
Autumn session

• COMP 7025 Opens in new window Social Media Intelligence
• INFO 7016 Opens in new window Postgraduate Project A
• MATH 7017 Opens in new window Probabilistic Graphical Models

Spring session

• INFO 7001 Opens in new window Advanced Machine Learning
• INFO 7017 Opens in new window Postgraduate Project B

Full-time mid-year intake
Year 1
Spring session

• COMP 7006 Opens in new window Data Science
• COMP 7024 Opens in new window Programming for Data Science
• MATH 7016 Opens in new window The Nature of Data

Select one elective

Autumn session

• COMP 7003 Opens in new window Big Data
• COMP 7016 Opens in new window Visualisation
• COMP 7025 Opens in new window Social Media Intelligence

Select one elective

Year 2
Spring session

• MATH 7002 Opens in new window Advanced Statistical Methods
• INFO 7001 Opens in new window Advanced Machine Learning
• COMP 7023 Opens in new window Predictive Analytics
• INFO 7016 Opens in new window Postgraduate Project A

Autumn session

• MATH 7017 Opens in new window Probabilistic Graphical Models
• INFO 7017 Opens in new window Postgraduate Project B

Select two elecitves

Career Opportunities

• As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. 

Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:

• Data Analyst
• Data Engineer
• Data Scientist