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Unit of Study Table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Computational Data Science

Computational Data Science major

Achievement of a major in Computational Data Science requires 48 credit points from this table including:
12 credit points of 1000-level core units;
18 credit points of 2000-level core units;
6 credit points of 3000-level core units;
12 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Computational Data Science minor

Achievement of a minor in Computational Data Science requires 36 credit points from this table including:
12 credit points of 1000-level core units;
18 credit points of 2000-level core units;
6 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Units of Study

The relevant units of study are listed below

1000-level units of study

Core units
DATA1001
Foundations of Data Science
6    N MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1110
Introduction to Programming
6      Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2

2000-level units of study

Core units
COMP2123
Data Structures and Algorithms
6    P INFO1110 OR INFO1113 OR DATA1002 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903
N INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR COMP2823
Semester 1
COMP2823
Data Structures and Algorithms (Adv)
6    A Distinction-level result in at least one the listed 1000 level programming units
P Distinction level result in at least one of INFO1110 OR INFO1113 OR DATA1002 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903
N INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR COMP2123

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
DATA2001
Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity
6    P DATA1002 OR INFO1110 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1103
Semester 1
DATA2002
Data Analytics: Learning from Data
6    A (Basic Linear Algebra and some coding) or QBUS1040
P [DATA1001 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002] or [MATH10X5 and MATH1115] or [MATH10X5 and STAT2011] or [MATH1905 and MATH1XXX (except MATH1XX5)] or [BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or STAT1021]
N STAT2012 or STAT2912
Semester 2

3000-level units of study

Core units
DATA3001 Data Science Capstone Project will be available from 2019.
Selective units
COMP3027
Algorithm Design
6    A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064
P COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905
N COMP2007 OR COMP2907 OR COMP3927
Semester 1
COMP3927
Algorithm Design (Adv)
6    A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064
P COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905
N COMP2007 OR COMP2907 OR COMP3027

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
COMP3308
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
6    A Algorithms. Programming skills (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, Matlab)
N COMP3608
Semester 1
COMP3608
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)
6    A Algorithms. Programming skills (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, Matlab)
P Distinction-level results in some 2nd year COMP or MATH or SOFT units.
N COMP3308


COMP3308 and COMP3608 share the same lectures, but have different tutorials and assessment (the same type but more challenging).
Semester 1
DATA3404
Data Science Platforms
6    A This unit of study assumes that students have previous knowledge of database structures and of SQL. The prerequisite material is covered in DATA2001 or ISYS2120. Familiarity with a programming language (e.g. Java or C) is also expected.
P DATA2001 OR ISYS2120 OR INFO2120 OR INFO2820
N INFO3504 OR INFO3404
Semester 1
DATA 3406 Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics will be available from 2019.


For a standard enrolment plan for the Bachelor of Advanced Computing with a major in Computational Data Science visit CUSP https://cusp.sydney.edu.au.