MS, Data Science
The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics have combined their existing talents and resources to offer a MS in Data Science. This degree is designed for students with an undergraduate degree in the sciences or engineering, and it provides both mathematical and algorithmic foundational knowledge and practical programming skills for data science careers. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Design and implement complete solutions using massive amounts of data based on artificial-intelligence, machine-learning, or statistical-analysis methods.
- Design and implement new methods to capture and analyze massive amounts of data.
- Use and improve existing tools for capturing and analyzing massive amounts of data.
This degree assists those with a baccalaureate degree in the sciences or engineering to pursue a data science career by providing them with a rigorous and affordable education in mathematics, statistics, computer science and machine learning. Graduates will appeal to a number of data-based careers including but not limited to data scientist, data analyst, data mining specialist, machine learning engineer, and data and analytics manager.
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