Graduate Diploma in Data Science

Graduate Diploma

You will gain an advanced level of knowledge and skills in data science to help guide strategic decision making, and explore in detail different concepts including data mining, machine learning and data visualisation.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

1 year full-time

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Aug

About this course

You will gain an advanced level of knowledge and skills in data science to help guide strategic decision making, and explore in detail different concepts including data mining, machine learning and data visualisation.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have:

a three year Australian bachelor's degree in a cognate discipline that demonstrates a background in computer programming and statistics with a minimum average of 60 percent, or
the University of Sydney Graduate Certificate in Data Science with a minimum average of 60 percent.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Graduates of our Graduate Diploma in Data Science will possess the necessary skills in data science to explore a diverse range of careers, including:

Analytics consultant
Business analyst
Business intelligence specialist
Data analyst
Data engineer
Data visualisation analyst
Health data scientist
Information technology analyst
Intelligence analyst
Machine learning engineer
Market analyst
Mining analyst
Statistician

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at University of Sydney (USYD).

70.8%

Overall satisfaction

81.3%

Skill scale

52.9%

Teaching scale

88.4%

Employed full-time

$101k

Average salary

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