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DASC-MIN Data science

Faculty of Information Technology

Data science (DASC-MIN) is a minor worth 24 credit points, listing 4 units, taught at Clayton.

Credit points
24
Units
4
Campus
Clayton

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Overview

Data science addresses aspects of how to capture, manage and use the huge volumes of data generated by businesses, organisations and science in the Information Age. This minor spans technical areas such as programming and databases, through modelling, visualisation and analysis, as well as legal and ethical issues. As well as providing a technical depth component to students in information technology and computer science, this minor will provide a breadth component together with practical skills to students from other disciplines that generate and deal with large amounts of data, from the sciences, through business and commerce to the humanities.

Availability
Data science is listed in C2000 Bachelor of Information Technology at Clayton as a minor and a major.

Structure

Core units24 credit points
You must complete the following units.

Note: Non-IT students undertaking this minor need to complete FIT1045 to satisfy the prerequisites of some of the units in the minor.

Notes

Please note that this Area of Study was previously coded as DATASCI04.

To find the previous version use the Advanced Search function in the Handbook and select the relevant year: old code DATASCI02 (pre 2025), DATASCI04 (2025-2026).

Contacts

Academic Coordinators
Dr Lizhen Qu

Common questions

What units are in Data science?

It lists 4 units, including FIT2086, FIT2132, FIT2179 and FIT3154. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Minor details

Type
Minor
Study level
Undergraduate
Credit points
24
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Handbook years
2027