墨尔本大学

The Master of Applied Analytics is designed to meet the growing demand for information analysis across various sectors. In this course, you will develop a better understanding of analytics technology – its capabilities, its limits and its pitfalls – and learn how to analyse vast amounts of data to make better organisational decisions and forecasts.

Offered 100% online, this interdisciplinary course offers streams tailored for established professionals from a select group of fields, including education, psychology, health and urban.

By specialising in the use of analytics within your discipline, you will gain the ability to apply analytic solutions to real-world operational and strategic issues.

Course aims

As a student, you will develop evidence and practice-based knowledge of applied analytics that is relevant across disciplines. You’ll gain an advanced understanding of research principles as well as data collection, measurement and management. This will prepare you to predict and influence behaviours and business decisions.

Who is this course for?

The Master of Applied Analytics is suited to individuals who want to improve processes, systems and outcomes in their workplace through data analysis, and to enrich and extend their career paths by becoming an expert in analytics techniques.

Applicants to this course are advised to check the entry requirements — all participants will have a high level of prior study in a cognate area, or a minimum of eight years documented, relevant work experience.

This course has been designed with a number of sectors and professions in mind:

• Health - system managers, hospital data managers, epidemiologists, nurses, clinicians
• Urban sectors - real estate developers and investors, REIT managers, acquisitions, sales channels, statutory planners, town planners
• Psychology - peak bodies such APS and ACPA, organisational psychological consultancies, market research agencies, HR experts
• Education - instructional leaders, principals, head of schools, education specialists, learning designers, app developers, computer programmers
• Government organisations - such as Department of Health, Department of Justice, policymakers.

You will learn how to:

• Improve the relevance of data that is collected
• Drive social and organisational change and innovation through data
• Identify potential ethical issues in the application of an analytics approach
• Assess risk and develop in-depth knowledge of compliance with current and future privacy requirements.