Bachelor of Science - Data Science

About the course

Develop your passion for innovation and make a genuine difference to your community and the environment. Undertake real-world research in unrivalled locations including the World-Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest and dry savannahs. Access state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities, like JCUs The Science Place. Experience a leading-edge education from the worldss best institution for marine and freshwater biology studies and biodiversity conservation. JCU students have the opportunity to tailor their degree to suit their passion. Learn the fundamentals of science in your first year, then select one or two specialisations to continue to build knowledge and skills in your chosen discipline. Expand your knowledge by choosing to study a minor or include elective subjects in your degree. Throughout your degree, you will develop key employability skills in your chosen science discipline. Data and analytics capabilities have made a leap forward in recent years. The volume of available data has grown exponentially, more sophisticated algorithms have been developed, and computational power and storage have steadily improved. Career opportunities in data science, big data and analytics are growing dramatically. Data scientists work in every industry from defence departments to internet start-ups and financial institutions and tackle big data projects on every level. They are among the most sought-after jobs in the tech world today. The Data Science major packages existing data science subjects together with new subjects on Data Visualisation, Big Data and Machine Learning.