Area of studyUndergraduate

DATASCI02 Data science

Faculty of Information Technology

Data science (DATASCI02) is an area of study, listing 4 units, taught at Clayton.

Units
4
Campus
Clayton

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.

Reviews

No reviews yet

No reviews yet. Be the first to review DATASCI02.

Requisite map

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 the Bachelor of Information Technology at Clayton as a minor.

Structure

Core24 credit points
If you wish to complete this minor you must also complete a level 1 maths unit and an introductory programming unit. You must complete the following units

Common questions

What units are in Data science?

It lists 4 units, including FIT1043, FIT2086, FIT2094 and FIT3179. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Area of study details

Type
Area of study
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Handbook years
20202021202220232024