Overview

Career outcomes

Our graduates go on to work as:

• Software developers and engineers
• Systems and cybersecurity analysts
• Data scientists and analysts
• Digital policy advisors
• Project managers.

Employers in this field include:

• IT companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Google
• Consulting firms including Deloitte and Accenture
• Major banks and financial services firms such as ANZ and NAB
• Academic and public research institutions such as universities.

Technical and professional skills

On graduating from the course you’ll have a broad grounding across the breadth of advanced computer science.

Additionally, you’ll have strong professional skills in:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Research planning and execution
• Scientific communication.

Further study

At the end of the course, you’ll be well-placed to begin a PhD in computer science.

Spotlight on collaboration

Industry collaborations are essential for researchers in computer science and related fields.

One of our researchers worked with a US-based clothing company to introduce augmented reality 'storytelling' to the in-store customer experience, while another has teamed up with Microsoft Research to develop software that can predict a person's destination, based on real-time path of travel tracked on a smartphone.