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Graduate Diploma of Applied Data Science

  • Graduate Diploma

Shape high-level decision making Shape high-level decision making With the rise of big data and its importance to organisational decision-making, data scientists are now an essential component of any successful organisation.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Shape high-level decision making
Shape high-level decision making

With the rise of big data and its importance to organisational decision-making, data scientists are now an essential component of any successful organisation. Many industries look to data scientists to collect, manage and interpret large sets of raw information, so that business strategy can be driven by statistical analysis.
With the rise of big data and its importance to organisational decision-making, data scientists are now an essential component of any successful organisation. Many industries look to data scientists to collect, manage and interpret large sets of raw information, so that business strategy can be driven by statistical analysis.

A career in applied data science is exciting, forever in flux, and there's almost no limit to where it can take you. Data is only as valuable as the data scientist with the creativity and skill set to interpret and draw insights from it. This is where you come in.
A career in applied data science is exciting, forever in flux, and there's almost no limit to where it can take you. Data is only as valuable as the data scientist with the creativity and skill set to interpret and draw insights from it. This is where you come in.

Entry requirements

Entry level 1 - 48 points to complete
Duration: 1.4 years part-time

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, with at least a credit (60%) average.

Entry level 2 - 24 points to complete
Duration: 0.7 years part-time

A Monash University Graduate Certificate of Applied Data Science with at least credit (60%) average.

English requirements

Applicants must meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements apply for admission to Monash University Australia.

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Study locations

Online

What you will learn

  • Python programming
    Learn the ways the Python programming language is used to implement data structures and algorithms to solve problems.
  • Data modelling and visualisation

    Build your knowledge of the statistical modelling foundations that underlie data analytics.
  • Data wrangling

    Take data in its raw form and convert it into actionable insights.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at Monash University.
69.9%
Overall satisfaction
78.4%
Skill scale
58.7%
Teaching scale
87.3%
Employed full-time
$90k
Average salary