Murdoch University

Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Course Type: Graduate Diploma

Learn how to manage, protect and leverage data collected from everyday activities to drive business decisions, solve social problems and inform better healthcare.

Course overview

Equip yourself with the analytical skills needed to work with big data. This course combines information technology with mathematics and statistics with a computational focus.

The course is designed for information technology graduates and people working in information technology-related fields and provides the knowledge and skills IT professionals need to work with big data.

CSP Subsidised Fees Available

This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.

Key facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Course Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
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Can be studied part time.
12 months (Full time)
Price Per Unit
From $2,520
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The fees provided are indicative and intended only as a guide. They are based on a typical full-time enrolment for a first-year student at Murdoch University of 24 credit points

From $1,164 (CSP)
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You may be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) where the government pays part of your fees. Tuition fees shown are indicative and are based on normal course length and progression.
Campus
Perth
Intake
25th August, 2025
Units
8
Fees
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FEE-HELP loans and HECS loans are available to assist domestic students.
FEE-HELP, HECS, CSP

What you will study

To complete the Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, you are required to fulfil 24 credit points. Each unit is valued at three credit points, unless otherwise indicated.

Core units

  • IT Professional Practice
  • Information Systems Principles and Practice
  • Python Programming Principles and Practice
  • Data Science Applications

Electives

  • Business Analysis and Systems Development Approaches
  • Applied Information Security Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Foundations of Data Science
  • IoT Technopreneurship
  • Business Analytics
  • Human Factors in Information Technology
  • Data Resources Management
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Technology Strategy

Entry requirements

  • Recognised Australian Computer Society (ACS) -accredited Bachelor's degree in IT (AQF Level 7).
  • Recognised Bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7) plus an approved qualification in IT (AQF Level 8).
  • Recognised Bachelor's degree(AQF Level 7) plus two years of relevant IT experience.
  • Recognised Honours degree (AQF Level 8) plus relevant IT experience.
  • Recognition of relevant and current informal or non-formal learning may be used for entry requirements, and should be discussed with the Academic Chair.

English Requirements

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.

Recognition of Prior Learning

If you’ve previously studied or have professional work experience in a relevant field, you may be eligible to receive credit towards your Murdoch degree. Known as advanced standing, this recognition of prior learning could reduce your overall study load and shorten the length of time before you’re able to graduate.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

When you graduate, you’ll have the necessary skills to manage, protect and leverage big data with employment opportunities in a wide range across industries such as telecommunications, health, education, architecture, engineering, law and government. Careers could include:

  • Data Analyst
  • Data Modeller
  • Data and Analytics Manager
  • Business Intelligence Architect

Fees and CSP

Indicative total fee in 2025: $20,160 (Domestic full-fee paying place)

Indicative total fee in 2025: $9,312 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

The fees provided are indicative and intended only as a guide. They are based on a typical full-time enrolment for a first-year student at Murdoch University of 24 credit points.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

  • The number of units studied per term.
  • The choice of major or specialisation.
  • Choice of units.
  • Credit from previous study or work experience.
  • Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

  • Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
  • Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
  • Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.