Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Data Science
University of Technology Sydney
CRICOS provider number: 00099F TEQSA provider ID: PRV12060
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About
Data science engineers organise the collection, storage, transformation and delivery of data with the quality, security and reliability required by modern organisations to succeed in today’s data-driven world. The skill set of a data science engineer, or data engineer for short, is one of the broadest in the industry, encompassing data warehousing, 'extract-transform-load' (ETL) tools, distributed systems and machine learning. Data science engineers play pivotal roles in key sectors including finance, healthcare, e-commerce, transport, defence and media companies.
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Areas of study
Cybersecurity, data analytics and data science, machine learning, management of big data, software development.
Career opportunities
Designing, building and managing data science infrastructure and pipelines for large organisations. Data analyst, machine learning engineer, software developer for big data systems, data security consultant. Graduates may also create data-driven start-up companies or pursue research.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majoring in Data Science Engineering is provisionally accredited with Engineers Australia, pending full accreditation. Updates to the accreditation status may occur throughout the year; please see the Engineers Australia list of accredited courses for up-to-date information.
Practical experience
All students are required to complete a minimum of 12 weeks work experience. Students in the Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice undertake 2 x 6-month Work Integrated Learning internships in year 2 and year 4 which integrates theory with practice.
Fees and charges
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Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics Extension 1, Physics, English Standard.
Recommended studies: English Advanced.
Portfolio: Current school leavers can support their application by submitting the Year 12 Engineering and IT Portfolio via UAC.
Other applicants
Statement of service: Applicants are advised to complete the employment question on their UAC application and provide statements of service to UAC, as an adjustment of up to five points to their selection rank may be awarded on the basis of relevant employment experience. Applicants will have had to have met the UTS minimum matriculation requirements in order for their employment experience to be assessed, and their documented employment experience must be at least one full-time year or greater.
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Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
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