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Digital data plays an increasingly important role in many areas of endeavour. Extracting information from data has become a science in itself.
Our Bachelor of Applied Data Science is not a stand-alone degree, but is designed to be undertaken as an add on degree in combination with any Bachelor degree offered at Western Sydney University.
Study option
FULL TIME
1 year
PART TIME
2 years
Start times
Autumn
March
(2022)
Spring
July
(2022)
Note: Standard durations are shown under the Program Structure.
Available campuses
A one of a kind degree in Data Science
To graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Data Science, you must have completed all requirements from your first Bachelor’s degree, as well as the 80 credit points required for this program.
Graduates from many disciplines will benefit from skills in Applied Data Science.
This program teaches a blend of skills from mathematics, statistics and computing.
Graduates will know how to embark on data-driven investigations and conduct visual and computational analytics for application in their own primary discipline.
Program structure
The program structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the subjects you will be studying.
As the Bachelor of Appied Data Science is designed to be undertaken in combination with any Western Sydney bachelor degree, the standard study duration for both degrees are:
- Four years for students completing a three-year Western Sydney Bachelor degree and the Bachelor of Applied Data Science.
- Five years for students completing a four-year Western Sydney Bachelor degree and the Bachelor of Applied Data Science.
Fees and delivery
Fees: Varies depending on subjects selected. View available subjects in our handbook.
For further information on University fees, please visit Fees and University Costs.
Delivery: On campus
Fees: AUD $34,024*
Delivery: On campus
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Your career
As a data science graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
- Business intelligence analytics
- Data mining engineer
- Data architect
- Data scientist
Your career
Big Data Scientist
As a big data scientist you can enjoy designing and managing big data and information. You will also define data architecture to help analyse and process information.
Policy Analyst
Policy Analysts collect and analyse information and data to produce intelligence and to develop and analyse policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government and commercial operations and programs.
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Further study options
*The tuition fees quoted above are the fees for the normal full-time study load of the program (80 credit points) per annum. International students will be subject to a variable fee regime; i.e. enrolled students will be required to pay fees during their program based on the approved fee for each calendar year. Fee changes (if any) will occur at 1 January each calendar year. Students who extend their program past the normal finish date of the program will be required to pay additional fees based on the prevailing fee level. Western Sydney University is a multi-campus institution. The University reserves the right to alter the location of its programs between campuses and other locations as necessary. Students should be aware of the possibility of change of location for the whole or part of programs for which they enrol and should plan for the need to travel between Western Sydney campuses.
