Master of Data Science (Professional) (Online) 24 months Postgraduate Program By James Cook University |Top Universities
Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

34,960 AUDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

25 Oct, 2023Application Deadline

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

JCU students have the advantage of learning how to apply data science skills to tropical, regional, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts. Benefit from industry expertise with courses taught by data scientists, SAS partnership and certification, and access to the SAS data Science Academy. Enhance your employability and advance your career in Australia and globally through the Masters Employability Program. Complete a structured co-curricular employability skills and development program, which runs for the duration of the degree. This includes a tailored plan to support individual employment objectives, beginning from semester one through to graduation. Learn to exercise your professional judgment to suit specific circumstances and have the opportunity to complete a substantial research-based project. Your capstone project will allow you to build a portfolio to showcase your expertise. Upon graduating, you will be across recent developments and modern challenges in data science and equipped with skills in key areas including machine learning, data mining, algorithm development, and advanced modelling. You will have senior industry contacts, experience with real-world projects, and a foundational understanding of technology that allows you to adapt to every innovation. You will know when and how to apply computing languages and computational tools for data acquisition, queries, management, analysis, and visualisation. You'll experience an innovative delivery method - this degree is broken up into twelve study periods. Students must complete an additional subject externally (online) in specified study periods throughout the course duration, in order to complete sixteen subjects in two, full-time years of study. JCU Data Science (Professional) graduates are highly skilled specialists with invaluable professional expertise. Graduates benefit from rapidly increasing job openings across the data industry and a data-driven future. You can apply data science to industrial, environmental, cultural, societal, and agricultural projects. You could find work as a data scientist, data engineer, data analyst, data architect, visualisation specialist or statistician.

Program overview

Main Subject

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

JCU students have the advantage of learning how to apply data science skills to tropical, regional, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts. Benefit from industry expertise with courses taught by data scientists, SAS partnership and certification, and access to the SAS data Science Academy. Enhance your employability and advance your career in Australia and globally through the Masters Employability Program. Complete a structured co-curricular employability skills and development program, which runs for the duration of the degree. This includes a tailored plan to support individual employment objectives, beginning from semester one through to graduation. Learn to exercise your professional judgment to suit specific circumstances and have the opportunity to complete a substantial research-based project. Your capstone project will allow you to build a portfolio to showcase your expertise. Upon graduating, you will be across recent developments and modern challenges in data science and equipped with skills in key areas including machine learning, data mining, algorithm development, and advanced modelling. You will have senior industry contacts, experience with real-world projects, and a foundational understanding of technology that allows you to adapt to every innovation. You will know when and how to apply computing languages and computational tools for data acquisition, queries, management, analysis, and visualisation. You'll experience an innovative delivery method - this degree is broken up into twelve study periods. Students must complete an additional subject externally (online) in specified study periods throughout the course duration, in order to complete sixteen subjects in two, full-time years of study. JCU Data Science (Professional) graduates are highly skilled specialists with invaluable professional expertise. Graduates benefit from rapidly increasing job openings across the data industry and a data-driven future. You can apply data science to industrial, environmental, cultural, societal, and agricultural projects. You could find work as a data scientist, data engineer, data analyst, data architect, visualisation specialist or statistician.

Admission requirements

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Course pre-requisites: Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree; or Five (5) years or more relevant industry experience in IT or data science/data analytics; or Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Dean, College of Science and Engineering as equivalent to the above. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF level 9) Guidelines for Masters degrees.
25 Oct 2023
2 Years
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Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

29,600 AUD
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International Students

34,960 AUD
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