Bachelor of Data Science

Program Overview

RMIT University's Bachelor of Data Science equips students with in-demand skills in data analytics, statistics, computer science, and machine learning. Through a mix of lectures, seminars, and hands-on experience, students develop independent learning abilities and prepare for careers as data scientists, business intelligence developers, and other data-related roles. The program includes a capstone project with industry and a choice of majors and minors in data science fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Data Science at RMIT University is designed to equip students with in-demand skills in data analytics, statistics, computer science, machine learning, programming, mathematics, and data wrangling. Graduates will be able to play a central role in business decision-making, corporate strategy, and government planning.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Core data science subjects: mathematics for computing, artificial intelligence, data science, programming, and cyber security
• Innovative programming bootcamp and studio subjects

Year 2:

• Choice of majors and minors in data science fields
• Data science case study
• STEM for sustainable development or cyber-physical-biological systems

Year 3:

• Capstone project with industry
• Machine learning or data mining subject

Assessment:

• Exams, tests, quizzes, essays, reports, assignments, projects, presentations, and laboratory assessments

Teaching:

• Focus on developing independent learning skills
• Mix of lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, and practical and laboratory classes
• Bootcamp2Studio model for hands-on experience and real-world skills

Careers:

• Data scientists
• Business intelligence developers
• Data analysts
• Data architects
• Data engineers
• Data miners
• Machine learning engineers
• Programmers
• Research data scientists
• Web analysts