Data Science (Graduate Certificate) at George Washington University

Programme overview

The explosion of data in today’s world is rapidly shaping the landscape of our lives. This has led to an urgent need to process massive amount of information and obtain meaningful insights. Data scientists are trained to meet such challenges. Through a structured curriculum that provides foundational knowledge as well as application skills, students in the data science program learn how to confront the most complex problems across both government and private industry using data-driven decisions. Data science is an emerging field that aims to draw actionable conclusions from data.

Faculty: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Data Science | Location: Washington, DC, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes DATS 6101 Introduction to Data Science; DATS 6102 Data Warehousing; DATS 6103 Introduction to Data Mining.

Career pathways

The 12-credit graduate certificate in data science program allows students to study fundamental ideas that underlie large data systems and document a knowledge base for work in data intensive jobs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications are made through the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences graduate admissions office; programme-specific requirements are published on the college application requirements page.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://columbian.gwu.edu/graduate-admissions-faq

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