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
Spring courses begin January 22nd, 2019. To be considered for admission to the program in the Spring 2019 semester, please submit your completed application by Tuesday, December 11th, 2018. Applications received after this date may be considered for the Summer 2019 semester. Starting your application early will help ensure you have plenty of time to gather required materials (such as transcripts), transfer credits, apply for financial aid, and complete the University of Wisconsin System Online Admission Application.
Fall 2018
Completed application deadline: July 24, 2018
Registration opens: April 9, 2018
Course preview week: August 28-September 3, 2018
Course dates: September 4–December 14, 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 & Machine Learning (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)
Spring 2019
Completed application deadline: December 11, 2018
Registration opens: November 12, 2018
Course preview week: January 15–21, 2019
Course dates: January 22–May 3, 2019
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 & Machine Learning (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 2019
Completed application deadline: April 16, 2019
Registration opens: March 11, 2019
Course preview week: May 21–27, 2019
Course dates: May 28-August 9, 2019
DS 700: Foundations of Data Science
DS 705: Statistical Methods
DS 730: Big Data: High-Performance Computing (Prerequisite: DS 710)
DS 735: Communicating About Data
DS 740: Data Mining & Machine Learning (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)
Fall 2019
Completed application deadline: July 23, 2019
Registration opens: April 8, 2019
Course preview week: August 27–September 2, 2019
Course dates: September 3–December 13, 2019
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 & Machine Learning (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)
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.