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UW Data Science Courses Feature an Interdisciplinary Curriculum

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data science visualizationThe UW Master of Science in Data Science program offers a rigorous curriculum grounded in computer science, math and statistics, management, and communication. Because data science courses are fully online, all course content, from multimedia lectures and e-learning tools to homework assignments, will be delivered to you through the program’s online learning management system. You can study and do homework whenever and wherever it’s convenient for you.

You are required to take each of the 12 Data Science courses in the curriculum. Each course is three credits. For semester schedules and a list of upcoming courses, please visit our Course Schedule page.

Interested in the 5-course UW Graduate Certificate in Data Science? Take a look at the certificate courses here.

Want an inside look at a UW Data Science course? Preview lectures, assignments, and discussions, in this Course Inside Look: Foundations of Data Science.

 

UW Master of Science in Data Science Courses

DS 700: Foundations of Data Science

DS 705: Statistical Methods
(Prerequisite: DS 700)

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 700, DS 710)

DS 745: Visualization and Unstructured Data Analysis
(Prerequisites: DS 740)

DS 760: Ethics of Data Science
(Prerequisites: DS 740)

DS 775: Prescriptive Analytics
(Prerequisite: DS 705, DS 710)

DS 780: Data Science and Strategic Decision-Making

DS 785: Capstone
(Prerequisites: DS 715, DS 730, DS 735, DS 745, DS 775)

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