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Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, M.S.

Turn Data Into Information, and Information Into Insight
  • 70% +

    Students Have Obtained Summer Internships Between First & Second Year

  • #2

    Glassdoor: 50 Best Jobs in America for 2021

Alumni go on to careers as:

Data scientists collect, analyze and interpret data. Using scientific methods, processes and algorithms, they extract knowledge and insights from noisy, structured and unstructured data.

Data analysts are responsible for visualizing, transforming and manipulating data. Sometimes they are also responsible for web analytics tracking and A/B testing analysis.

Statistical programmers specialize in creating computer code that can collect, analyze and report information from large databases. Statistical programmers work in a number of fields, from biotech and pharmaceutical research to corporate offices.

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Develop proficiency in both a general-purpose programming language and a statistical programming language

Advance skills to build appropriate statistical models to solve real-world analytics problems

Enhance the ability to communicate analytical information effectively that solves data interpretation problems

Be immersed in a team based, 6 month, real world project with an industry or government sponsor

“ The program gave me everything I need to get started in the field. The classroom work built my technical skills, and I had access to the same industry tools and learning platforms that professionals use. The practicum with CSI + Apiture let me apply it all to real-world problems. That combination makes me more prepared and confident going into the job market. ”
Mavin James Class of 2025
Mavin James, Class of 2025
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Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, M.S. Program Overview

Accelerated

The Master of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence is a professional interdisciplinary program that emphasizes computational-based applications of traditional data analysis methods and current trends in data mining and machine learning to turn data into information, and information into insight.

Accelerated Master's Degree

UNCW offers a 16-month, accelerated master's degree in data science and artificial intelligence.

The program is a collaborative effort between departments, the larger academic community and the business community that emphasizes computational-based applications.

Practicum

A key component of the program is the six-month practicum with a partner organization or institution. All UNCW M.S. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence students complete a practicum in data science.

The program strives to train students in technical proficiency as well as business acumen.

While course work and research projects are sufficient to satisfy the first goal, a team-based professional experience, with organizations external to the university, is preferred to meet the second goal.

In order to achieve this, the program forms partnerships with industry, non-profits, and other groups to provide such an experience in the form of a practicum.

Previous partner institutions have included Live Oak Bank (banking), Prometrics (Healthcare Analytics), nCino (Financial Tech) and UNCW’s Office of Institutional Research (Higher Educational Research).

Sample Courses

Table lists sample courses for this program
DSC 501 Computational Data Science
DSC 511 Fundamentals of Statistics
DSC 512 Linear Methods
DSC 521 Machine Learning
DSC 532 Categorical Data Analysis
DSC 551 Spatial-Temporal Analysis
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