Master of Data Analytics - Major in Software Engineering (Melbourne)

When you study Data Analytics at MIT you’ll learn how to combine the essentials of statistics and data with technology. You’ll also develop skills such as strategic thinking, project management and problem solving. Our industry based final year projects offer exciting opportunities to apply your learning to solve real-world problems for industry leaders. The Master of Data Analytics, major in Software Engineering has been developed in consultation with a broad industry advisory panel. This major prepares students for a future career in various industries, because it capitalises on the intersection of two fast growing fields Data Analytics and Software Engineering. Graduates can play a crucial role in transforming businesses by applying their data analytics and software engineering skills. The major in Software Engineering will prepare our students for the future market, studying units that focus on Software Engineering Fundamentals, Software Practice for Big Data Analytics, and Human-computer Interaction Design. They will gain an in-depth understanding of essential Software Engineering principles, Software Development Lifecycle models, Software Quality Assurance and Testing methodologies and Human-Computer Interaction. Students will learn to apply them to design and develop robust and tested software and applications. These can be used across a wide range of industries that deploy data analytics.

The MDA course is designed to encompass two streams, one for cognate and another for non-cognate students. Cognate students are those that have an Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent in an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) discipline such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Software Engineering. For the non-cognate stream, students must have an Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent in a non-ICT discipline. Because we have existing units that provide foundational ICT knowledge for our non-cognate students, we can accept a broader scope of students into our programs. For entry you need to have: Successful completion of Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent. For the cognate stream: An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent in Information Technology or a related discipline such as computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or networking. For the non-cognate stream: An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent in any other discipline.