The selection of courses for the UW Master of Science in Data Science varies each fall, spring, and summer. Check below for upcoming courses. Course offerings are subject to change due to fluctuating enrollments.
Application Deadline
Fall courses begin September 5th, 2017. To ensure your place in our program next semester, please send us all of your application materials, including your resume, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a personal statement, at least one month before the start of classes if possible. Please note: We make every effort to accommodate late applications and will accept complete applications up to the first day of classes.
Summer 2017
Registration opens: March 13, 2017
Course preview week: May 23–29, 2017
Course dates: May 30-August 18, 2017
DS 700: Foundations of Data Science
DS 705: Statistical Methods
DS 710: Programming for Data Science
DS 715: Data Warehousing
DS 740: Data Mining (Prerequisites: DS 705 and DS 710)
DS 775: Prescriptive Analytics (Prerequisite: DS 705)
DS 785: Capstone (Prerequisites: DS 700, DS 705, DS 710, DS 715, DS 730, DS 735, DS 740, DS 745, and DS 775)
Fall 2017
Registration opens: April 10, 2017
Course preview week: August 29-September 4, 2017
Course dates: September 5-December 22, 2017
DS 700: Foundations of Data Science
DS 705: Statistical Methods
DS 710: Programming for Data Science
DS 715: Data Warehousing
DS 730: Big Data: High-Performance Computing (Prerequisite: DS 710)
DS 740: Data Mining (Prerequisites: DS 705 and DS 710)
DS 760: Ethics of Data Science (Prerequisites: DS 700 or DS 780)
DS 775: Prescriptive Analytics (Prerequisite: DS 705)
DS 780: Data Science and Strategic Decision Making
DS 785: Capstone (Prerequisites: DS 700, DS 705, DS 710, DS 715, DS 730, DS 735, DS 740, DS 745, and DS 775)
Spring 2018
Registration opens: November 6, 2017
Course preview week: January 15–21, 2018
Course dates: January 22–May 11, 2018
DS 700: Foundations of Data Science
DS 705: Statistical Methods
DS 710: Programming for Data Science
DS 715: Data Warehousing
DS 730: Big Data: High-Performance Computing (Prerequisite: DS 710)
DS 735: Communicating About Data
DS 740: Data Mining (Prerequisites: DS 705 and DS 710)
DS 745: Visualization and Unstructured Data Analysis (Prerequisites: DS 700, DS 705, DS 710, and DS 740)
DS 760: Ethics of Data Science (Prerequisites: DS 700 or DS 780)
DS 775: Prescriptive Analytics (Prerequisite: DS 705)
DS 780: Data Science and Strategic Decision Making
DS 785: Capstone (Prerequisites: DS 700, DS 705, DS 710, DS 715, DS 730, DS 735, DS 740, DS 745, and DS 775)
Summer 2018
Registration opens: March 12, 2018
Course preview week: May 22–28, 2018
Course dates: May 29-August 17, 2018
DS 700: Foundations of Data Science
DS 705: Statistical Methods
DS 740: Data Mining (Prerequisites: DS 705 and DS 710)
DS 760: Ethics of Data Science (Prerequisites: DS 700 or DS 780)
DS 780: Data Science and Strategic Decision Making
DS 785: Capstone (Prerequisites: DS 700, DS 705, DS 710, DS 715, DS 730, DS 735, DS 740, DS 745, and DS 775)
Questions?
Call Student Services at 1-877-895-3276. We’re available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, U.S. Central Time. Email us anytime at datascience@uwex.edu.