Overview

Learn the skills to visualise and analyse data, use machine learning to find patterns in data, make predictions or recommendations across a range of industries including health and medical, environmental, research and business sectors. This major focuses on your numeracy and analytical skills, setting you up to be competitive in the data scientist and data analyst fields.

Special entry requirements

All applicants are required to have a final School letter grade of C or higher in ATAR Mathematics Methods (Year 11), or successful completion of MAT1108 Foundations of Mathematics, with equivalents considered.

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities

Data Science is a significant area of growth and potential employment in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The Bachelor of Science - Data Science at Edith Cowan University graduates are employed across a wide range of organisations. These include banking, health, computing, mining, government, sport, consultancies and education.

Possible future job titles

Data Scientist, Statistician, Data Analyst, Reporting Analyst, Modelling Analyst, Data Engineering, Algorithm Specialist, Marketing Insights Analyst, Quantitative Analyst, Financial Analyst, Statistical Analyst, Fraud Analyst, Informatician, Biostatistician, Business Intelligence, Intelligence Analyst

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mathematics for Computing

Programming Principles

Systems and Database Design

Applied Statistics

Scripting Languages

Time Series Forecasting

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-23 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-09 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Joondalup, Australia

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data View 54 other Bachelors in Data Science & Big Data in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS code: 106397D

Complete one of the following:

AQF Cert IV;

Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);

Undergraduate Certificate;

Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*

University Preparation Course;*

Indigenous University Orientation Course;*

Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment; or*

Experience Based Entry Scheme.*

Complete one of the following English requirements

Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;

Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*

IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);

Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;

University Preparation Course;

Indigenous University Orientation Course;*

Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment;*

AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

42750 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

8350 AUD / year

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National - Commonwealth supported - estimated 1st year indicative fee

Living costs

Joondalup

Australia

1400 - 2500 AUD / month

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