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| | Data Science (MDS) - Master of Data Science | | |
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| School | The University of British Columbia - Vancouver - Faculty of Graduate Studies | | |
| Location | Vancouver, BC, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 47,000
Full-time Graduate: 11,368 | | |
| Degree | Master | | |
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| Length | 10 Month(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 76% | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants for a master's degree program must hold the academic equivalent of a four-year bachelor's degree from UBC including one of the following:
A minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC) in third- and fourth-year courses.
Academic standing with at least 12 credits of third- or fourth-year courses in the A grade range (80% or higher at UBC) in the field of study.
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| Description | Data. Knowledge. Action: these three words symbolize steps in the data science value chain. The UBC Master of Data Science curriculum covers all stages of this chain, providing you with skills to focus on the “knowledge” section. Over 10 months, you will learn how to extract data for use in experiments, how to apply state-of-the-art techniques in data analysis and how to present extracted knowledge effectively to domain experts. Data science can open your mind—and career path—to infinite possibilities. There is a growing need in many fields for people who can apply computational and statistical techniques to data and then effectively communicate results from analyses to various stakeholders.
The new UBC Master of Data Science is a professional program developed by the combined expertise of the UBC departments of Computer Science and Statistics to help meet this need and give students a fast track to a great career. Utilizing descriptive and prescriptive techniques, students extract and analyze data from both unstructured and structured forms and then communicate the findings of those analyses in ways to enable organizations to make informed decisions based on data. | | |
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