James Cook University

Bachelor of Science (Data Science)

Take on some of the most sought-after jobs in industry when you study Data Science, with the Bachelor of Science at JCU. Develop knowledge and skills that place you at the forefront of the field, including data visualisation, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Data science is a union of statistics, computer science and domain application. Its goal is to extract information from data to advance knowledge across industry, business, and societies and support key decision making.

Increasingly, industries are collecting and using data to gain insight into their domain. For example, many retail companies use a rewards program to collect information on their customers and use the data to obtain insights into their behaviours and habits, in order to design products and experiences to more completely meet their needs. Storing, wrangling and analysing large and complex data sets (also known as data mining) is a key skill increasingly demanded by employers across the contemporary workplace. Those with this skillset, and the analytical abilities to interpret the results, are becoming more and more valuable. Numerous businesses are beginning to incorporate data into their key decision-making process.

Data science and statistical modelling may be used to analyse human behaviours and patterns to optimise a range of scenarios including transport routes, urban planning, health services, crime prevention and more. Big data, algorithms, data visualisation, analytics and more are all terms you hear regularly in the corporate world, but currently, few people have the expertise to really understand data science and apply it to help businesses discover new potential. The sector is ripe for career growth as potential applications continue to develop.