Admission criteria

Selection is based on a holistic consideration of your academic merit, work experience, likelihood of success, availability of places, participation requirements, regulatory requirements, and individual circumstances. You will need to meet the minimum course entry requirements to be considered for selection, but this does not guarantee admission.

Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, you may commence this course with admission credit and complete your course in 1 year full time (or part-time equivalent).

1 year full-time (or part-time equivalent) - 8 credit points

To be considered for admission to this degree (with 8 credit points of admission credit applied) you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree (honours) (AQF 8) or higher in a related discipline
• completion of a bachelor degree in a related discipline, and at least two years' of relevant work experience (or part time equivalent)
• completion of a bachelor degree in a related discipline and Graduate Certificate of Data Analytics or equivalent
• Graduate Certificate of Information Technology and Graduate Certificate of Data Analytics

1.5 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) - 12 credit points

To be considered for admission to this degree (with 4 credit points of admission credit applied) you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree or higher in a related discipline
• completion of a bachelor degree or higher in any discipline, and at least two years' of relevant work experience (or part time equivalent)
• Graduate Certificate of Information Technology (or equivalent)

2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) - 16 credit points

To be considered for admission to this degree (without admission credit applied*) you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree or higher in any discipline

^Recognition of Prior Learning into the Master of Data Science may be granted to students who have successfully completed appropriate postgraduate level studies.

Related disciplines which may be considered include: information technology, computing, computer science, software engineering.

English language proficiency requirements

To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• bachelor degree
• IELTS overall score of 6.5 (with no band score less than 6.0) or equivalent
• other evidence of English language proficiency