The two-year Master of Data Science will prepare you for a contemporary and rewarding career interpreting and making use of messy data. Whether you're looking for a commercial career or you want to help solve society's most important challenges, this degree will give you a unique combination of technical skills and real-world application. It will enable you to traverse any industry, any issue, any geography. The course has been developed in partnership with industry and researchers, and is delivered by an academic team that is shaping practice in Victoria and internationally. You can choose to major in Bioinformatics, Big Data and Cloud Computing or Analytical Science. You can also choose electives studies in Business Analytics to extend your skills and experience. Each major includes a set of core advanced subjects from computer science and mathematics/statistics disciplines and a number of specialised advanced subjects including big data high-performance programming, computational intelligence for analytics, cloud systems development, analysis of repeated measures data, meta-analysis, and bioinformatics technologies.

Work for a wide range of organisations in almost any industry. Data scientists are in demand and are in short supply. La Trobe is already working with hospitals, large internet companies and the Australian Institute of Sport to solve real world data problems. Graduates will be well positioned for the following careers: Data scientist Business analyst Bioinformatician Computational safety and data science Data analyst Analytical scientist Quantitative specialist Machine learning engineer Supply chain analyst Business intelligence analyst Data engineer Statistician