Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Computing and Data Science
Have you ever wondered how Bureau of Metrology forecast the weather; how your smart phone can recognise your face; how YouTube makes recommendations; and how Siri can listen to your command and hold a conversation?
Studying this course will transform how you see the world. In addition to the physical beings, a data scientist will also see their “digital twins”, in a variety of formats, numbers, text descriptions, audios, images, and videos, in streams, at super speed and high volumes, creating incredibly rich ever-growing data oceans that hold the power to advance our new digital civilisation. In this degree, you will build solid data storage, processing, visualisation and manipulation skills to build models for pattern discovery, predication and forecasting, and ultimately turn raw data into actionable knowledge.
Data is ubiquitous, graduates who are able to harvest knowledge from the data oceans are highly sought after in all sectors, mining and resources industry, health care, government and non-government agencies, just to name a few. Come and study Computing and Data Science, and join the force to create digital brains for these organisations!
Campus Information
Perth (Crawley campus)
Situated on the Swan River in Crawley, UWA is one of Australia’s most picturesque campuses
Intakes
- Feb
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
As organisations around the world implement and expand data-analytics programs, the demand for data scientists continues to grow.
Data science skills are increasingly in demand across industries including energy and resources engineering, bioinformatics and biochemistry, computational physics and astronomy, cities and transportation, health, finance, business advisory, marketing, geophysics, geographic information systems and biomechanics.
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Indonesian Secondary School Leaving Certificate (STTB SMA)
- 89.2
All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE)
- 16.5
Canadian Matriculation (except Quebec)
- 82
Chinese Gao Kao
- 0
Chinese Unified Examinations (UEC)
- 12
French Baccalauréat
- 13.5
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
- 13
German Abitur
- 2.4
International Baccalaureate
- 27
Norwegian Vitnemål
- 4.8
Singapore-Cambridge A-Levels
- 12.5
South African National Senior Certificate
- 6
Swedish Slutbetyg
- 17
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
- 66
Western Australian Universities Foundation Program (WAUFP)
- 60
Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY)
- 270
Trinity College Foundation Program
- 75
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
- 92
Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
- 348
U.S. College Board Advanced Placement Examinations
- 13
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
- 18
Mathematics requirement
This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.
WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR
- Course Code: MJD-CDSDM
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 04 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
176000 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: 150 AUD
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