Program Overview

The data science certificate prepares students for data-driven decision making, and deriving insights from data sets using the most up-to-date statistical methods, computational methods and analytic tools available. The program blends topics in statistical methods, statistical computing, machine learning and algorithm development to train students to become effective data scientists. The course list includes courses from Statistics and Computer Science. Additional skills that students will develop include the ability to work with large databases, and to manage and evaluate data sets and create meaningful output that can be used in effective decision making.

Requirements

Students must complete the required courses with a grade of "B" or better for each course. All courses must be taken through UMass Amherst.

Curriculum

CMPSCI 589/689

Machine Learning

One or two of the following:

CMPSCI 514	Algorithms for Data Science
CMPSCI 685	Introduction to Natural Language Processing
CMPSCI 590S	Systems for Data Science
CMPSCI 590V	Data Visualization and Exploration

Two or three of the following:

STATISTIC 597A	Computational Statistics
STATISTIC 597S	Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics
STATISTIC 607	Mathematical Statistics I
STATISTIC 608	Mathematical Statistics II
STATISTIC 697R	Regression
STATISTIC 705	Linear Models