Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours)
S3003BAppDataSci(Hons)
- Credit points
- 192
- Duration
- 4 yr full-time
- Qualification
- Level 8 - Bachelor Honours Degree
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Campus
- Clayton
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 Advanced (Honours) is an advanced 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, biomedical 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 192 credit points of which 168 credit points are focussed on Applied Data Science. No more than 10 units (60 credit points) are to be completed at Level 1 in the course. In order to progress to the fourth year, you must normally complete 144 credit points comprising 132 credit points as indicated in parts A, B and C and 12 credit points from part E. You must also achieve a minimum of a distinction average (70%) in 36 credit points of core Level 3 units. If you do not meet the course requirements you will be awarded the Bachelor of Applied Data Science.
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)
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 the following units
You must complete 24 credit points of electives. - 12 credit points of electives completed during Years 1–3. - 12 credit points of electives at Level 3 or higher, completed in Year 4 with the approval of the course director. Elective units may be chosen from Parts B or C of the course, not already completed, or from across the University, as long as you meet the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment. Free electives can be identified using the Advanced Search tool in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of a unit is indicated by the first digit of its unit code; undergraduate units begin with the numbers 1, 2 or 3. Please note that you may require permission from the owning faculty to enrol in units offered by other faculties. Twelve (12) credit points of elective units in your Honours year must be at Level 3 or higher, and approved for Year 4 by the Course Director.