MC004 - Master of Statistics and Operations Research

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RMIT program code: MC004
Plan name: Master of Statistics and Operations Research
Plan code: MC004P12
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 074919G

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2024 Enrolment Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Option Course List:
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 

You must complete a total of 192 credit points to successfully complete the program. 

ENROLMENT LOAD 

Full-time study load is 48 credit points or Four (4) courses equivalent each semester. 
Part-time study load is 24 credit points, or Two (2) course equivalent each semester. 


COMBINATION

The Program consists of:

  • 11 Maths (MATHxxxx) courses
  • 1 Science Core ISYS1055
  • 4 non-Maths (Science or Business) courses. These can be replaced by Maths courses.

There are a total of five (5) core courses in MC004.

 
COURSE REQUISITES 

You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met the necessary prerequisites by checking course guides


CONTACT STEM COLLEGE 
 
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  • Program and course advice and planning 
  • Flexible semester courses 
  • Enrolment variation 
  • Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning 
  • Results, program completion and graduation 

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Year One of Program

Year One core courses are: Applied Analytics (MATH1324), Data Wrangling (MATH2349), Database Concepts (ISYS1055)

Important: Some core and elective courses are not offered every year. We strongly encourage you to check the MC004 Program Canvas or please contact the program manager via email for further assistance. Students may choose the order in which they undertake these courses.

New Students

Please select MATH2267 Essential Mathematics if your current degree is not in the area of Science, Engineering, lacking the pre-requisite in mathematics or you have completed your bachelor degree more than ten years ago. This is not a core course for your program.

MATH2468 Optimisation for Decision Making is a core course but you should not enroll in the course in your first semester. It is offered every year in Semester 1.

 

2024 Commencing Students

Please enrol into the following courses:

Semester 1, 2024

  • Applied Analytics MATH1324(core)
  • Data Wrangling MATH2349(core)
  • Database Concepts ISYS1055(core)
  • Introduction to Statistical Computing MATH1322 (elective) or Essential Mathematics MATH2267(elective)

 

Semester 2, 2024

  • Math or non-Science elective from the available courses in the list
  • Math or non-Science elective from the available courses in the list
  • Math or non-Science elective from the available courses in the list
  • Math or non-Science elective from the available courses in the list

 

2024 Mid Year Commencing Students

Please enrol into the following courses:

Semester 2, 2024

  • MATH1324 Applied Analytic (core)
  • MATH2349 Data Wrangling (core) 
  • ISYS1055 Database Concept(core)
  • Introduction to Statistical Computing MATH1322 (elective) or Essential Mathematics MATH2267(elective)

 

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Optimisation for Decision Making 12 Yes MATH2468 City Campus 2807 (STEM)
Applied Analytics 12 Yes MATH1324 City Campus 1199 (STEM) 1186 (STEM)
Database Concepts 12 Yes ISYS1055 City Campus 1623 (STEM) 1600 (STEM)
Data Wrangling 12 Yes MATH2349 City Campus 1220 (STEM) 1203 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Essential Mathematics 12 MATH2267 City Campus 1214 (STEM) 1197 (STEM)
Data Visualisation and Communication 12 Yes MATH2270 City Campus 1215 (STEM) 1198 (STEM)
Applied Bayesian Statistics 12 Yes MATH2269 City Campus 2488 (STEM)
Design and Analysis of Experiments 12 Yes MATH1302 City Campus 2486 (STEM)
Multivariate Analysis Techniques 12 Yes MATH1309 City Campus 2513 (STEM)
Regression Analysis 12 Yes MATH1312 City Campus 1194 (STEM)
Statistical Inference 12 Yes MATH1315 City Campus 2485 (STEM)
Time Series Analysis 12 Yes MATH1318 City Campus 1197 (STEM)
Machine Learning 12 Yes MATH2319 City Campus 1217 (STEM)
Introduction to Statistical Computing 12 MATH1322 City Campus 1198 (STEM) 1185 (STEM)
Statistical Data Science 12 Yes MATH2472 City Campus 3560 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the Option Course list below:

 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Year two core courses are MATH2191 Applied Research Project and MATH2468 Optimisation for Decision Making

*MATH2219 Systems Simulation is not available in Semester 2, 2024.

Complete the following One (1) Course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Applied Research Project 12 Yes MATH2191 City Campus 1208 (STEM) 1191 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Sixty (60) Credit points from the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Data Visualisation and Communication 12 Yes MATH2270 City Campus 1215 (STEM) 1198 (STEM)
Applied Bayesian Statistics 12 Yes MATH2269 City Campus 2488 (STEM)
Design and Analysis of Experiments 12 Yes MATH1302 City Campus 2486 (STEM)
Multivariate Analysis Techniques 12 Yes MATH1309 City Campus 2513 (STEM)
Regression Analysis 12 Yes MATH1312 City Campus 1194 (STEM)
Statistical Inference 12 Yes MATH1315 City Campus 2485 (STEM)
Time Series Analysis 12 Yes MATH1318 City Campus 1197 (STEM)
Minor Thesis 24 Yes MATH1332 City Campus 1118 (STEM) 1090 (STEM)
Machine Learning 12 Yes MATH2319 City Campus 1217 (STEM)
Introduction to Statistical Computing 12 MATH1322 City Campus 1198 (STEM) 1185 (STEM)
Statistical Data Science 12 Yes MATH2472 City Campus 3560 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the Option Course list below:

 
AND

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Option Course List:

*MATH2219 Systems Simulation is not available in Semester 2, 2024.

List of Option Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Artificial Intelligence 12 Yes COSC1125 City Campus 1558 (STEM)
Algorithms and Analysis 12 Yes COSC1285 City Campus 1587 (STEM) 1563 (STEM)
Advanced Programming 12 Yes COSC1295 City Campus 1588 (STEM) 1564 (STEM)
Data Mining 12 Yes COSC2111 City Campus 3461 (STEM)
Programming Fundamentals 12 Yes COSC2531 City Campus 1598 (STEM) 1574 (STEM)
Big Data Management 12 Yes COSC2636 City Campus 3401 (STEM)
Big Data Processing 12 Yes COSC2637 City Campus 1578 (STEM)
Cloud Computing 12 Yes COSC2640 City Campus 1602 (STEM)
Practical Data Science with Python 12 COSC2670 City Campus 1603 (STEM) 1580 (STEM)
Social Media and Networks Analytics 12 Yes COSC2671 City Campus 1581 (STEM)
Deep Learning 12 Yes COSC2779 City Campus 1586 (STEM)
GIS Fundamentals 12 GEOM1159 City Campus 1170 (STEM) 1151 (STEM)
GIS Principles 12 Yes GEOM1163 City Campus 1152 (STEM)
Advanced GIS 12 Yes GEOM2151 City Campus 1179 (STEM)
GIS Analytics 12 Yes GEOM2152 City Campus 1180 (STEM)
Introduction to Information Security 12 INTE1120 City Campus 1174 (STEM)
Case Studies in Cyber Security 12 INTE1122 City Campus 1183 (STEM)
Information Systems Risk Management 12 Yes INTE2396 City Campus 3169 (STEM)
Data Visualisation and Communication 12 Yes MATH2270 City Campus 1215 (STEM) 1198 (STEM)
Applied Bayesian Statistics 12 Yes MATH2269 City Campus 2488 (STEM)
Design and Analysis of Experiments 12 Yes MATH1302 City Campus 2486 (STEM)
Multivariate Analysis Techniques 12 Yes MATH1309 City Campus 2513 (STEM)
Regression Analysis 12 Yes MATH1312 City Campus 1194 (STEM)
Statistical Inference 12 Yes MATH1315 City Campus 2485 (STEM)
Time Series Analysis 12 Yes MATH1318 City Campus 1197 (STEM)
Machine Learning 12 Yes MATH2319 City Campus 1217 (STEM)
Introduction to Statistical Computing 12 MATH1322 City Campus 1198 (STEM) 1185 (STEM)
Statistical Data Science 12 Yes MATH2472 City Campus 3560 (STEM)
 

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