Master of Data Science
Master of Data Science
We live in a data-driven world that’s generating huge volumes of information at ever-increasing rates via social media, financial transactions, transportation, and even scientific discovery. As a consequence, an understanding of data is a top priority for all of us – whether you’re in business, industry and government, or individually…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
We live in a data-driven world that’s generating huge volumes of information at ever-increasing rates via social media, financial transactions, transportation, and even scientific discovery. As a consequence, an understanding of data is a top priority for all of us – whether you’re in business, industry and government, or individually as citizens and consumers.
The new interdisciplinary field of data science combines areas of computer science with mathematical statistics and domain expertise to manage and analyse data. Specialists develop the capability to derive insight and opportunity from the vast repositories of information that organisations collect. Data science also puts a greater emphasis on the specialised computational skills required to manage and analyse big data from sources such as social media, massive sensors, mobile and transaction data. It enables businesses to gain a competitive edge, governments to deliver more targeted services, and research teams make new discoveries.
Data science and its analysis could appeal to people from a broad range of backgrounds, such as graduates from computing, mathematics, science, engineering or health.
Through this degree, you’ll build a mix of skills in analytics, statistics and computer science that will enable you to be central to business decision-making, corporate strategy and government planning. This prepares graduates for a career in a field that is driving scientific research, economic growth, public policy and corporate strategy, using cloud technologies to aid the management and analysis of very big data sets.
This degree also provides opportunities to experience an industry project where you’ll undertake a capstone project giving you hands-on, practical experience analysing data in a business setting. Working within a corporate environment, you’ll integrate the knowledge you’ve acquired throughout the course into a solid skills base to take into your professional life.
Exposure to theoretical knowledge and practical expertise means that graduates of the Master of Data Science have the potential to become influential leaders within their organisations.
Career
Any organisation handling large volumes of data needs qualified data scientists. Organisations in all sectors of the economy – IT, business, banking and finance, science and engineering, government, health and medical – can gain a competitive edge by better managing and analysing their data.
As data science is still a new and emerging field, the roles available are consequently quite varied and diverse.
As well as the title of Data Scientist, other positions include analytics specialist, business intelligence analyst/developer, data analyst, data architect, data engineer, data miner, research scientist and web analyst.
While industry expertise is at the heart of program delivery, studying at RMIT also means you are physically located close to Melbourne’s data professionals in the central business district, with many opportunities for developing links to local industry and jobs, including meet-ups, events and seminars, as well as other networking occasions.
After being exposed to the latest theoretical and practical expertise, graduates are expected to become influential leaders within their organisations.
There is also a research stream in this course, in which students work with a data science researcher on more technical data science innovation.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
