Graduate Certificate in Data Science (Online) at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Data Science program hosted online through the Coursera platform offers stackable graduate-level courses, a graduate certificate, and a fully accredited master’s degree in data science. Students earn the same credentials as on-campus students. There are no online or Coursera designations on official CU transcripts or diplomas.

Faculty: College of Engineering and Applied Science | Department: Data Science | Duration: 12 credit hours | Study mode: online | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Sample listed courses: DTSA 5020 Statistical Learning for Data Science: Regression and Classification; DTSA 5021 Statistical Learning for Data Science: Resampling, Selection and Splines; DTSA 5022 Statistical Learning for Data Science: Trees, SVM and Unsupervised Learning; DTSA 5509 Introduction to Machine Learning: Supervised Learning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All students are required to officially declare their certificate(s) using the CU Boulder on Coursera Program Action form located on the “ Your Programs & Enrollment card ” in Buff Portal. Once declared, CU certificates on Coursera are automatically conferred approximately three weeks after the end of the session in which all requirements are met. Multiple certificates may require the same courses, and you cannot double count courses between multiple certificates. There are no admission processes for learners seeking to earn the Data Science Graduate Certificate. However, all students must o fficially declare all certificate programs via the Program Action Form . All courses attempted and/or completed for credit will appear on an official CU Boulder transcript (unless dropped by the drop deadline) and will count toward the cumulative GPA.

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: 12 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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