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Graduate Certificate in Data Science at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

A 15-credit graduate certificate giving foundational knowledge and practical skills to analyze, interpret and manage complex data, for professionals and career changers, including students with limited programming and statistics backgrounds.

Faculty: Graduate School (College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies)  |  Department: College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies  |  Duration: 15 graduate credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Required (9 credits): DATA 501 The Data Science Toolkit, DATA 510 Disciplinary Lenses on Data Science, DATA 550 Data Engineering and Management. Two electives (6 credits) such as AI 501 Foundations of AI, COSC 522 Machine Learning, COSC 524 Natural Language Processing, STAT 577 Applied Statistical Machine Learning.

Career pathways

Data-driven industries; suited to professionals and those moving into data science.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Available as add-on or stand-alone. Certificate requirements: Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form and applying to graduate through MyUTK. Admission requirements beyond the Graduate School are not stated for this certificate.

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: 15 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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