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Applied Data Science Graduate Certificate at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

Graduate certificate preparing students for professional careers in data science, with eligibility to be considered for admission to USC MSc data science programs in Applied, Communications, Spatial, Healthcare, Public Policy and Environmental Data Science. Students build a portfolio of project work.

Faculty: Viterbi School of Engineering  |  Duration: 4 courses, 16 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Three required core courses (12 units): Foundations of Data Management, Machine Learning for Data Science and Foundations and Applications of Data Mining, plus one 4-unit elective such as Applied NLP, Analysis of Algorithms, Data Visualization or Building Knowledge Graphs. No substitutions or waivers.

Career pathways

Professional careers in data science.

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Application information

Duration: 4 courses, 16 units

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