Overview

Be paid to study your passion with a professional degree that includes a 12-month paid work placement. Hone your expertise in software development and computer science, with foundational skills in hardware and operating systems. Learn in state-of-the-art labs and with the most up-to-date technology to ensure you stay ahead of the digital revolution.

Your major

Swinburne’s Data Science major unlocks the statistical methods and tools you need to manage big data sets, as well as the most up-to-date visualisation techniques needed to represent and understand that data. Industry-linked projects provide invaluable real-world experience through our Work Integrated Learning program.

Your industry experience

All our bachelor degrees include a guaranteed Work Integrated Learning opportunity. In this degree, you'll undertake six professionally focused, industry-linked projects and a mandatory 12-month paid work placement. Benefit from Swinburne’s industry partnerships, gain invaluable full-time work experience and earn credit towards your degree.

Skills you’ll learn

• Computer software development
• Machine learning application
• Big data management
• Data visualisation techniques
• Data-driven decision-making

Your career opportunities

• Data scientist
• Data analyst
• Business intelligence developer
• Data infrastructure architect