Academics

Are you ready to become a data scientist?

Designed for graduates from any background, our program focuses on building responsible theoretical and practical skills to help you launch or advance your career as a data scientist in our increasingly data-driven economy.

Earning your Master of Data Science will enable you to:

• Cultivate skills in advanced analytics and ethical leadership, empowering you to strategically guide data-driven initiatives and foster collaborative success within interdisciplinary teams.

• Acquire the computational, mathematical and statistical knowledge needed for responsible data management and data curation, ethically cleaning, interpreting and using big data across a variety of contexts.

• Program in Python and R, using Jupyter notebooks and RStudio. 

• Design and query relational databases using various tools (e.g. MySQL via MySQL Workbench and Neo4j).

• Gain practical experience through data exploration and predictive modeling.

• Develop hands-on experience with large, real-world data sources from campus, community and corporate partners.