Certificate in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (Graduate) at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The DACSS graduate certificates are online programmes for working professionals, recent graduates and current graduate students who want a foundation in statistical analysis and social science research methods. The three-course basic certificate builds foundational understanding; the five-course advanced certificate adds one to two further methods.

Faculty: College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Department: School of Public Policy | Duration: 3 courses (basic certificate) or 5 courses (advanced certificate), online | Intake: Any term via University Without Walls | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Data management, research design and quantitative analysis; the advanced certificate adds methods such as text analysis, network analysis, survey design and analysis, or machine learning.

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Entry requirements

Anyone may pursue either certificate by enrolling as a non-degree graduate student through UMass University Without Walls; students in UMass graduate programmes are also eligible. Certificate courses can be applied toward the MS in DACSS if admitted. A student may be awarded the basic or the advanced certificate, not both.

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.

Intake: Any term via University Without Walls

Duration: 3 courses (basic certificate) or 5 courses (advanced certificate), online

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