MAST30034 Applied Data Science (University of Melbourne): rated 4.0/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 12 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST30034 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics and Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 应用数据科学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS This capstone subject for the Data Science major combines statistical reasoning and practical computing skills to solve challenging problems with big data. INDICATIVE CONTENT Students will learn about communication of quantitative information and insights; presentation skills; report writing.
MAST30034 has 12 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 3.8 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (4.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Is that you, Akira? I had you as the tutor in COMP20008 and you are still the best tutor I’ve ever had. About MAST30034, I took it last semester and to be honest, the course was run quite poorly. Mingming and Liam are both good lecturers, but I feel like lectures’ contents were …"
On Reddit: "Sounds about right... I've tried changing some of the way undergrad Data Science works but I've done all that I can, trust me. Afaik the university wishes to remain theoretical and research oriented, if students want application or industry oriented learning, they should head to…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MAST30034 hard?
A: Students rate MAST30034's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is MAST30034 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 3.8/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST30034, and when is it offered?
A: MAST30034 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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