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Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Data Science at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Data Science is a program for students who aim to pursue a career as a Data Scientist or as a Data Analyst and be responsible for creating solutions and strategies for complex problems, applying algorithmic methods to discover patterns in data, create comprehensive analytical solutions for business problems, analyze large amounts of data, create analytics solutions for business problems, and use of data to predict future trends and events.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

Courses include Data Mining, Foundations of Predictive Analytics, Applied Statistics.

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Entry requirements

The successful applicant is generally expected to have a minimum combined junior/senior grade-point average of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale. Courses taken in the certificate program may be applied toward Master of Software Engineering degree, subject to restrictions outlined in GCAC-309 Transfer Credit . Certificate students who wish to have certificate courses applied towards the Master of Software Engineering must apply and be admitted to that degree program. Admission to the Master of Software Engineering graduate degree program is a separate step and is not guaranteed.

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