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AU$40,320 (2025 annual)
CRICOS code: 110801G
You must complete a total of 288 credit points (i.e.: Twenty 12 credit point courses and Two 24 credit point courses) as follows:
Combination 1: Complete Eight (8) courses from one of the Data Science Majors listed below; or
Combination 2: Complete Four (4) courses from two Minors in the minor lists below (one minor must be from the Data Science Minors list); or
Combination 3: Complete Four (4) courses from one of the Data Science Minors AND Four (4) Data Science Option Courses; or
Combination 4: Complete Four (4) courses from one of the Data Science Minors AND up to 48 credit points of University Electives; or
Combination 5: Complete Four (4) Data Science Option Courses AND University Electives up to 48 credit points.
Data Science Option courses mean all courses listed within each Data Science Majors and Data Science Minors.
University Electives can include any Data Science Option course, or any other course on the University Electives website.
Rules on completion of Majors/Minors:
A major is typically 96 credit points, and a minor is typically 48 credit points.
A maximum of Two (2) Minors can be completed in this program.
Please note, a course can only be counted once in your program:
Any course completed as part of the core courses in the program, including where you are given a choice of core option courses, cannot count towards the completion of a major or minor.
If you use a course toward the completion of a minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another minor.
The Data Science Major and Minor courses and cross-disciplinary Minor courses can be found at the end of the program structure. The courses in each Major and Minor need to be completed in the sequence listed.
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Python Programming Bootcamp | 12 | COSC3103 | City Campus |
Python Programming Studio | 24 | COSC3106 | City Campus |
Practical Statistics | 12 | MATH2412 | City Campus |
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM | 12 | COSC2960 | City Campus |
Practical Data Science | 12 | COSC2738 | City Campus |
Advanced Programming for Data Science | 12 | COSC2815 | City Campus |
Introduction to Cyber Security | 12 | INTE2625 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Data Visualisation with R | 12 | MATH2237 | City Campus |
The Data Science Professional | 12 | COSC2818 | City Campus |
Big Data Processing | 12 | COSC2633 | City Campus |
Case Studies in Data Science | 12 | COSC2816 | City Campus |
Software Engineering Project Management | 12 | ISYS1108 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Data Science Project | 12 | COSC3043 | City Campus |
Machine Learning | 12 | COSC2673 | City Campus |
Data Mining | 12 | COSC2110 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Algorithms and Analysis | 12 | COSC2123 | City Campus |
Software Engineering Fundamentals for IT | 12 | ISYS3413 | City Campus |
Database Applications | 12 | ISYS1102 | City Campus |
Social Media and Networks Analytics | 12 | COSC3047 | City Campus |
Managing Semi-structured and Unstructured Data | 12 | ISYS1079 | City Campus |
Artificial Intelligence | 12 | COSC1127 | City Campus |
Operating Systems Principles | 12 | COSC1114 | City Campus |
Deep Learning | 12 | COSC2972 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing | 12 | COSC1111 | City Campus |
Security in Computing and Information Technology | 12 | COSC2536 | City Campus |
Security Testing | 12 | INTE2547 | City Campus |
Introduction to Cybersecurity Governance | 12 | INTE2584 | City Campus |
Cyber Security Attack Analysis and Incidence Response | 12 | INTE2626 | City Campus |
Secure Electronic Commerce | 12 | INTE1071 | City Campus |
Cloud Security | 12 | INTE2402 | City Campus |
Blockchain Technology Fundamentals | 12 | INTE2627 | City Campus |
Computer and Internet Forensics | 12 | COSC2301 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Further Programming | 12 | COSC2391 | City Campus |
Algorithms and Analysis | 12 | COSC2123 | City Campus |
Full Stack Development | 12 | COSC2758 | City Campus |
Software Testing | 12 | ISYS1087 | City Campus |
Database Applications | 12 | ISYS1102 | City Campus |
Web Development Technologies | 12 | COSC2276 | City Campus |
iPhone Software Engineering | 12 | COSC2471 | City Campus |
Rapid Application Development | 12 | COSC2675 | City Campus |
Software Engineering: Process and Tools | 12 | COSC2299 | City Campus |
Programming Internet of Things | 12 | COSC2674 | City Campus |
Enterprise Application Development 1 | 12 | COSC3091 | City Campus |
Mobile Application Development | 12 | COSC2309 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Artificial Intelligence | 12 | COSC1127 | City Campus |
Games and Artificial Intelligence Techniques | 12 | COSC2527 | City Campus |
Machine Learning | 12 | COSC2673 | City Campus |
Deep Learning | 12 | COSC2972 | City Campus |
Programming Autonomous Robots | 12 | COSC2814 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Blockchain Technology Fundamentals | 12 | INTE2627 | City Campus |
Developing Blockchain Applications | 12 | INTE2628 | City Campus |
The Blockchain Economy | 12 | ECON1349 | City Campus |
Blockchain Innovations and Case Studies | 12 | INTE2629 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Cloud Foundations | 12 | COSC2757 | City Campus |
Cloud Developing | 12 | COSC2821 | City Campus |
Cloud Operations | 12 | COSC2824 | City Campus |
Cloud Architecting | 12 | COSC2829 | City Campus |
Cloud Security | 12 | INTE2402 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Games Studio 1 | 12 | COSC2348 | City Campus |
Mixed Reality | 12 | COSC2476 | City Campus |
Interactive 3D Graphics and Animation | 12 | COSC1187 | City Campus |
Games and Artificial Intelligence Techniques | 12 | COSC2527 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing | 12 | COSC1111 | City Campus |
Security in Computing and Information Technology | 12 | COSC2536 | City Campus |
Security Testing | 12 | INTE2547 | City Campus |
Cyber Security Attack Analysis and Incidence Response | 12 | INTE2626 | City Campus |
Cloud Security | 12 | INTE2402 | City Campus |
Computer and Internet Forensics | 12 | COSC2301 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Further Programming | 12 | COSC2391 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Full Stack Development | 12 | COSC2758 | City Campus |
Software Testing | 12 | ISYS1087 | City Campus |
Database Applications | 12 | ISYS1102 | City Campus |
Web Development Technologies | 12 | COSC2276 | City Campus |
iPhone Software Engineering | 12 | COSC2471 | City Campus |
Rapid Application Development | 12 | COSC2675 | City Campus |
Software Engineering: Process and Tools | 12 | COSC2299 | City Campus |
Programming Internet of Things | 12 | COSC2674 | City Campus |
Algorithms and Analysis | 12 | COSC2123 | City Campus |
Enterprise Application Development 1 | 12 | COSC3091 | City Campus |
Mobile Application Development | 12 | COSC2309 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
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Linear Models and Experimental Design | 12 | MATH2203 | City Campus |
Multivariate Analysis | 12 | MATH2142 | City Campus |
Optimisation for Decision Making | 12 | MATH2055 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Applied Bayesian Statistics | 12 | MATH2305 | City Campus |
Analysis of Categorical Data | 12 | MATH2300 | City Campus |
Time Series and Forecasting | 12 | MATH2204 | City Campus |
Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
---|---|---|---|
Cell Biology and Biochemistry | 12 | BIOL2146 | City Campus |
Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | BIOL2262 | City Campus |
Computational Biology | 12 | BIOL2526 | City Campus |
Systems Biology | 12 | BIOL2512 | City Campus |
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Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.