Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics

What you will study

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics, you must complete four subjects.

Core subjects

Complete the following units:

• Critical Thinking with Analytics
• Analytics and Society

Electives

Complete two of the following:

• Representing Spatial Information
• Spatial Analytics
• Business Analytics for Decision Making
• Measurement Analytics
• Social Analytics
• Introduction to Experience Sampling
• Foundations of Analytics
• Designing Analytics Investigations
• Advanced Elements of Analytics
• Epidemiology 1
• Regression Methods in Health Research

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be considered for entry into this course, you must have one of the following:

• A bachelor's honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant area.
• A three-year undergraduate qualification AND at least 50 credit points (or equivalent) of graduate study in a relevant area.
• A three-year undergraduate qualification in a relevant area AND at least two years of documented relevant work experience.
• A minimum of eight years documented relevant work experience.

Work experience relevant to this course includes roles include reporting, analytics or be related to data, commerce or accounting.

English language requirements

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test.

If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:

• IELTS (Academic) – 6.5 overall, with no band less than 6.0.
• TOEFL IBT – minimum score of 79, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.
• PTE – English Academic PTE with a minimum score of 64, with no communicative skill below 60.
• Cambridge – minimum score of 176, with no skill less than 169.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

In the future, data analysts are expected to become critically important across all industries and geographies.

With such exponential growth and significant job creations in data-related roles worldwide, graduates of the Professional Certificate in Applied Data Analytics will be prepared for future skills requirements. Graduates will have developed industry specific knowledge and have the ability to create bespoke solutions that improve outcomes. They will be coveted and benefit from one of the fastest-growing industries and highest paid jobs worldwide.