Data Science – M.S.
The Master of Science degree in Data Science from Kent State University provides a focus on developing scientists who will understand the theories, methods and tools of data science and apply data science to solving research and workplace questions in the natural, health and social sciences for businesses and industries.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
January, August
Tuition Fee
$ 17,982 per full
Location
Kent, United States
About the program
Data science is a STEM discipline founded on the principles of mathematics and the sciences and developed through a synthesis of mathematics and computer science. One may think of data science as a blending together of methods and ideas from analysis, statistics, databases, big data, artificial intelligence, numerical analysis, graph theory and visualization for the purposes of finding information in data and applying that information to solving real-world problems.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this Data Science program from Kent State University will be able to:
- Ask the questions so that problems in a particular business or industrial situation become clear
- Determine if the problem may be addressed with data science methods and tools and if yes, propose potential methods for solving the problems
- Make suggestions for how data science may be used to enhance the quality and value of currently existing products (whether the products are physical or methods) and how data science may be used in the development of new products
Courses included:
- Advanced database systems design
- Data mining techniques
- Big data analytics
- Applied statistics
- Computational statistics
- Statistical learning