Overview

Build on your existing undergraduate qualification and/or industry experience as you develop an in-depth understanding of activities and processes related to managing, interpreting, understanding and deriving knowledge from large data sets.

In this Master of Data Science at Swinburne University of Technology, you’ll learn how to gain meaningful insight from data obtained from business, government, scientific and other sources. Expand your knowledge and understanding of computer science and data analytics, develop skills in state-of-the-art techniques and contemporary tools covering the entire data management lifecycle.

Career opportunities

Graduate will have skills in state-of-the-art techniques and experience in contemporary tools covering a variety of aspects of the entire data management lifecycle.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Creating Web Applications
Data Management for the Big Data Age
Technology Inquiry Project
Technology Design Project
User-Centred Design
Cloud Computing Architecture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-26 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-12-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-08-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-30 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-05-04 00:00:00 , International

More details

International: It is strongly advised that they consider applying at least three months in advance of their intake’s start date.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

200 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data View 57 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS 099117B

The admission requirements for Master of Data Science consist of:

a completed bachelor degree (or higher award) in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent

successful completion of the Postgraduate Qualifying Program at Swinburne

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

Tuition Fee

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International

41240 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41240 AUD per year during 24 months.
National

32000 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 32000 AUD per year during 24 months.

commonwealth supported AUD$8,948

Living costs for Melbourne

1501 - 2659 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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