Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Data Science

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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Data Science

Queensland University of Technology

Australia, Brisbane

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Queensland University of Technology

Australia , Brisbane

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

103857E

Campuses

Gardens Point

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines28-Feb-2026

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 43,700 / per year

Next Intake 28-Feb-2026

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Data Science

About

Highlights

This double degree combines our new Bachelor of Data Science, and our internationally-recognised Bachelor of Business.
The Data Science component has been specifically designed and built from the ground up as a specialist data science degree – the only one of its kind in Australia.
Supplement your data science knowledge and skills with a business major in accounting, advertising, behavioural economics, economics, entrepreneurship and innovation, finance, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.
Develop the knowledge and skills being demanded by employers in emergent roles.
Analyse and interrogate data to provide meaningful insights, crucial to a multitude of industries.
Complete two degrees in just four years full-time.

Data scientist, as an occupation, has experienced a growth of 492 per cent from 2015 to 2019 (Burning Glass Technologies, National Skills Commission Analysis, 2020). It is widely acknowledged as one of the most desirable careers, not just in Australia, but globally.

Across the world, we are collecting massive amounts of data. It’s the new currency. But that data means very little if we’re not able derive meaningful insights from it. We need skilled data scientists to create meaning with the data.

A significant and accelerating challenge for modern business is managing fast incoming, voluminous and varied data that is increasingly being relied on to make decisions in today's business environment. QUT’s new Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Data Science will equip you to become a leader in data science, of particular relevance to your chosen field of business. You'll be confident and capable to translate information into advice to be applied in the real world.

Our Business degrees are designed to inspire students to realise their full potential, to think entrepreneurially, and to ethically and sustainably shape the future of twenty-first century business. Any one of the majors from the Bachelor of Business will be ideal to accompany your studies in data science.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum English language requirements

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake	6.5	6	6	6	6
Cambridge English Score You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.	176	169	169	169	169
PTE Academic	58	50	50	50	50
TOEFL iBT	79	16	16	21	18

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Career

Careers and outcomes

Combining business and data science offers diverse and exciting career opportunities in a rapidly-expanding field of data science.

As a graduate, you will be an agile problem-solver, capable of tackling real-world problems by applying the insights gained from extracting knowledge from data. Your comprehensive knowledge of data science tools and techniques will be employed to design new solutions that drive progress and innovation, guided at all times by your appreciation of the ethical considerations concerning the use of data in decision-making.

You’ll be highly knowledgeable and experienced in selecting from, and applying, appropriate statistical, computational and modelling techniques including scalable approaches to big data, and working with complex or unstructured data.

You’ll be confident in the use of appropriate tools to create pipelines for data acquisition, storage, management, processing, analysis and visualisation, and will have a deep understanding of the theoretical foundations underpinning each step.

You will be more than capable of effectively communicating your data-driven insights to broader audiences, expert and non-expert alike. You will be experienced at interacting effectively within teams, working independently, and in appraising your own continuing professional development.

In the business component of this double degree, you will gain broad-based business knowledge and skills that will prepare you for any business role, along with the specialist skills and knowledge in your choice of business major.

Professional recognition

Dependant on your choice of major for your Business degree, you will satisfy the requirements of membership of the relevant professional bodies. Refer to the relevant major in the Bachelor of Business for more information.