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
Summer courses begin May 29th, 2018. To be considered for admission to the program in the Summer 2018 semester, please submit your completed application by Tuesday, April 17th, 2018. Applications received after this date may be considered for the Fall 2018 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.
Spring 2018
Completed application deadline: December 11, 2017
Registration opens: November 6, 2017
Course preview week: January 16–21, 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
Completed application deadline: April 17, 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 715: Data Warehousing
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)
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 (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 (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.