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ProgramsSCSCS(PG)DataSciGraduate Certificate in Data Science (2023)
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The course requirements described here apply to persons who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2023 and persons who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2023 who elect to proceed under 2023 resolutions.
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2023 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2028, or later date as the faculty may, in special circumstances, approve.
Candidates who first commenced in 2023, and are re-enrolling for 2024 or later, should be aware that there may have been changes in units of study offered since, Check that units are still available by clicking the unit of study link in the course table. See 2025 version of this course for up to date unit of study list.
For details of relevant resolutions see faculty handbook at sydney.edu.au/handbooks.
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Year 1 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | COMP5310: Principles of Data Science | |
| 6 | STAT5003: Computational Statistical Methods | |
| 12 | Select from Data Science Specialist Units |
Block 1 - Data Science Core Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| COMP5310 | Principles of Data Science | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| STAT5003 | Computational Statistical Methods | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Block 2 - Data Science Specialist Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| COMP5046 | Natural Language Processing | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5313 | Large Scale Networks | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5318 | Machine Learning and Data Mining | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5328 | Advanced Machine Learning | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5329 | Deep Learning | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5338 | Advanced Data Models | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5339 | Data Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5425 | Multimedia Retrieval | 6 |
Semester 1
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| INFO5060 | Data Analytics and Business Intelligence | 6 |
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| QBUS6810 | Statistical Learning and Data Mining | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| QBUS6840 | Predictive Analytics | 6 |
Semester 1
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| Course: | Graduate Certificate in Data Science (2023) |
| CP Required: | 24 |
| Min FT Duration: | 0.50 Years |
| Min PT Duration: | N/A |
| Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
| Years Offered: | 2025, 2024, 2023 |
| Requirements: | Summary: Students must complete 24 credit points as follows: ► 12 credit points of Data Science Core units of study ► 12 credit points of Data Science Specialist units of study Faculty Resolutions Details of relevant Faculty resolutions are available via the university handbook site at: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/ |
