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MS Urban Informatics at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Urban Informatics degree couples comprehensive data analytics skills with an understanding of the big questions faced by cities in the 21st-century city. This cutting-edge program is built upon a unique cross-college initiative, which offers comprehensive state-of-the-art training in the core skills of data analytics—including quantitative analysis, data mining, machine learning, and data visualization. Offered at: Arlington, Boston, Online.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: Public Policy Urban Affairs  |  Duration: 33 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 33 semester hours. Required courses include DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data; INSH 5301 Introduction to Computational Statistics; INSH 5302 Information Design and Visual Analytics; PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy; PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities; PPUA 6410 Urban Informatics Portfolio.

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Application information

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.

Duration: 33 semester hours

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