Master of Data Science (MDataSc) - Course List
Information valid for students commencing 2020
Master of Data Science 32 units
For the Master of Data Science (Program Code 5660) 32 units comprising -
- 14 to 16 units from part A; and
- 0 to 10 units from part B1; and
- 4 to 16 units from part B2; and
- 0 to 12 units from part C or other courses approved by the Executive Dean.
Part A - Compulsory
14 to 16 units including all of
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
DATA7001 | 2 | Introduction to Data Science |
DATA7002 | 2 | Responsible Data Science |
DATA7201 | 2 | Data Analytics at Scale |
DATA7202 | 2 | Statistical Methods for Data Science |
DATA7901 | 2 | Data Science Capstone Project 1 |
[ DATA7902 | 4 | Data Science Capstone Project 2 |
[ or | ||
[ DATA7903 | 2 | Data Science Capstone Project 2B |
DATA7703 | 2 | Machine Learning for Data Scientists |
Part B1
at most 10 units from
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CSSE7030 | 2 | Introduction to Software Engineering |
INFS7901 | 2 | Database Principles |
INFS7907 | 2 | Advanced Database Systems |
MATH7501 | 2 | Mathematics for Data Science 1 |
MATH7502 | 2 | Mathematics for Data Science 2 |
STAT7203 | 2 | Applied Probability & Statistics |
Part B2
at least 4 units from
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
INFS7203 | 2 | Data Mining |
INFS7205 | 2 | Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data |
INFS7410 | 2 | Information Retrieval and Web Search |
INFS7450 | 2 | Social Media Analytics |
MATH3204 | 2 | Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation |
MATH7202 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Operations Research |
MATH7232 | 2 | Operations Research & Mathematical Planning |
STAT3006 | 2 | Statistical Learning |
Part C - Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ACCT7101 | 2 | Accounting |
BINF6000 | 2 | Concepts in Bioinformatics |
BINF6001 | 2 | Introduction to Proteins and Nucleic Acids |
BINF7000 | 2 | Advanced Bioinformatics |
BINF7001 | 2 | Advanced Genome Informatics |
COMP3710 | 2 | Pattern Recognition and Analysis |
COMP7500 | 2 | Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures |
COMP7505 | 2 | Algorithms & Data Structures |
COMP7702 | 2 | Artificial Intelligence |
COSC7500 | 2 | Numerical Methods in Computational Science |
COSC7502 | 2 | High-Performance Computing |
CSSE7023 | 2 | Advanced Software Engineering |
DECO7110 | 2 | Design Thinking |
ECON7310 | 2 | Elements of Econometrics |
ECON7350 | 2 | Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance |
ECON7390 | 2 | Financial Econometrics |
FINM7401 | 2 | Finance |
FINM7403 | 2 | Portfolio Management |
GEOM7004 | 2 | Geospatial Processing and Web Mapping |
MATH7039 | 2 | Financial Mathematics |
MATH7049 | 2 | Computation in Financial Mathematics |
MATH7091 | 2 | Financial Calculus |
MKTG7501 | 2 | Fundamentals of Marketing |
MKTG7503 | 2 | Consumer & Buyer Behaviour |
MKTG7510 | 2 | Market & Consumer Research |
PUBH7600 | 2 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
STAT7301 | 2 | Mathematical Statistics |
STAT7304 | 2 | Probability Models & Stochastic Processes I |
STAT7306 | 2 | Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data |
STAT7503 | 2 | Advanced Statistics II |
STAT7504 | 2 | Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I |
STAT7505 | 2 | Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II |
STAT7610 | 2 | Longitudinal & Correlated Data |