DATASCI02 Data science
Faculty of Information Technology
Data science (DATASCI02) is an area of study worth 24 credit points, listing 5 units, taught at Clayton.
- Credit points
- 24
- Units
- 5
- Campus
- Clayton
The 2027 handbook has no page for DATASCI02. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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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.
Structure
Level 1 and 2 units18 credit points
Note: FIT1043 has a prerequisite of any Year 12 Mathematics or MTH1010 or equivalent. If you wish to complete this minor you must also complete a Level 1 maths unit and an introductory programming unit.
Level 3 unit6 credit points
Contacts
- Academic Coordinators
- Dr Lizhen Qu