Master of Data Science (MC-DATASC) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Karim Seghouane
Coordinator
Jean Honorio Carrillo
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/
This course is available in My Course Planner
Course structure
The Master of Data Science requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.
- 75 credit points of Compulsory subjects
- Completion of one Specialisation (consisting of 100 credit points)
25 credit point project option of:
25 credit points of Capstone Project
OR
25 credit points of Research Pathway Project
Subject Options
Compulsory
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90139 | Statistical Modelling for Data Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90138 | Multivariate Statistics for Data Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90083 | Computational Statistics & Data Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90024 | Cluster and Cloud Computing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90050 | Advanced Database Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90051 | Statistical Machine Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Project option
Students select one Core Project option from:
Capstone Project
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90106 | Data Science Project Pt1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90107 | Data Science Project Pt2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Research Pathway Project
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90108 | Data Science Research Project Pt1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MAST90109 | Data Science Research Project Pt2 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
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.
Last updated: 18 April 2025