STEM
University of Cape Town, South Africa
An interdisciplinary Master's by coursework and minor dissertation, specialising in Data Science. It is offered in collaboration with the Departments of Statistical Sciences, Computer Science and Astronomy, the Computational Biology Group (Health Sciences) and the Finance and Tax, Information Systems, Economics and AIFMRM departments (Commerce).
Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Interdisciplinary (Statistical Sciences, Computer Science, Astronomy and partner departments) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Two structures: core courses totalling 66 credits plus electives of at least 24 credits and a 90-credit minor dissertation, or core courses of 66 credits plus electives of at least 66 credits and a 60-credit minor dissertation. Core options include Database Systems, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Supervised and Unsupervised Learning, Simulation & Optimization and Data Science for Industry. Minor dissertation options are offered in Astronomy, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Physics, Statistical Sciences, Finance and Information Systems.
Applicants must be an Honours graduate in the Faculty of Science, or a graduate of another faculty or university holding a degree recognised by Senate as equivalent to a Science Honours degree, or demonstrate equivalent attainment through examination, publication or appropriate training. Candidates approach a supervisor in the department before acceptance by the Dean.
Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za
STEM
University of Cape Town, South Africa
STEM
University of Cape Town, South Africa
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