Bachelor of Applied Data Science
S2010BAppDataSci
- Credit points
- 144
- Duration
- 3 yr full-time
- Qualification
- Level 7 - Bachelor Degree
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Campus
- Clayton · Malaysia
We live in a time where information and knowledge have never been more abundant. From industry leaders and NGOs to policy makers, from educators to research specialists, the decisions that shape our future will rely on graduates who can extract meaning from large volumes of data and transmit it to community and industry leaders. The Bachelor of Applied Data Science is a program of study that will equip you with the skills necessary to provide solutions to a wide range of problems. Working in groups and on individual projects, you will bring together key skills in information technology and mathematics and apply these to real life projects. Through selected streams, you will develop your passion for the physical sciences, sociological or anthropological studies, business or engineering. The unique blend of skills that you will attain upon completion of the program will empower you to apply data science to a wide range of industries and make them highly desirable problem solvers.
Structure
The course comprises 144 credit points of which 132 credit points are focused on Applied Data Science. No more than 10 units (60 credit points) are to be completed at Level 1 in the course.
You must complete the following units
You must complete 72 credit points, comprising: - the following units (36 credit points), and -mathematical science units (36 credit points), depending on your course location
You must complete 24 credit points of complementary studies from a defined discipline area listed below. Note 1: You normally complete 12 credit points at Level 1 and 12 credit points at Levels 2, 3 or 4. Note 2: If you are unable to enrol online in your applied studies units for first year via WES, please complete an online enrolment amendment form: https://forms.monash.edu/enrolment-amendment
You must complete 12 credit points of free elective study. Elective units may be chosen from the list of units from Parts B or C not already completed or from across the University as long as you have the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on admission to the units. Free electives can be identified using the Advanced search tool in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.