The Graduate Certificate of Data Science has been designed for students who wish to extend their knowledge of computer science and data analytics by getting an understanding of the challenges, techniques and tools of the data management lifecycle. This postgraduate course will build on a student's cognate undergraduate qualifications or relevant industry experience by developing skills in relation to managing, interpreting, visualising and deriving knowledge from small to medium-sized data sets, allowing them to take on a variety of roles in data-driven decision making.

This course includes a project-based learning unit that exposes students to industry-relevant tools and techniques as well as units focusing on advanced data analytics and visualisation.

The admission requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Data Science consist of:

• a Bachelor degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline, or
• a Bachelor degree in Statistics or Computer Science, or
• a non-STEM Bachelor degree and 3 years industry experience in the data analytics, database, software development or related fields or 
• 5 years industry experience in the data analytics, database, software development or related fields.