Master of Data Science (MC-DATASC) // Course structure

Course structure

This 200 point Master is based around

• 75 points of compulsory subjects: three core subjects in statistics (37.5 points), three core subjects in computer science (37.5 points);
• 25 points of a capstone project;
• 50 points of prerequisite subjects; and 50 points of electives.

Subject options

‘Prerequisite’ Subjects (up to 50 points depending on educational background)

It is expected that students admitted into the course will have either computer science or statistics background, though some students may have a mix of both.

• If a student has a computer science background, they will be required to complete statistics subjects in their first year as part of their elective component to satisfy the prerequisites for the Statistics core subjects
• If the student has Statistics background, they will need to complete computer science subjects in their first year as part of their elective component to satisfy the prerequisites for the Computer Science core subjects

Dependent upon educational background students may need to take up to 50 points of the following:

Students entering with a Computer Science background may need to take

Students entering with a Statistics background may need to take:

Students entering with a Data Science background equivalent to both a Statistics and Computer Science major are able to accelerate through to a 150 point program.

Core (100 points):

Students must take:

Statistics core subjects

Computer Science core subjects

Capstone Project

DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT*

*Students who maintain a WAM of 80 in Data Science subjects will be eligible to undertake a 25-point individual research project in Data Science as the capstone project, to replace MAST90106 and MAST90107. Students must propose a research topic and confirm the name of project supervisor (from either the School of Mathematics and Statistics or the School of Computing and Information Systems) before seeking approval to enroll in MAST90108 and MAST90109 from the course coordinator.

Electives: (50 points)

The remainder of the 200 points are made up subjects that may include Discipline Elective Subjects, Professional Skills Subjects, or elective subjects outside of the discipline electives with the approval of the course coordinator.

Discipline Elective Subjects

Professional Skills Subjects

Students may take no more than 25 points of the following:

Last updated: 10 November 2023