Data Science Certificate

Lloyd Smith, Program Director
Cheek Hall, Room 316; Phone 417-836-4834
ComputerScience.MissouriState.edu

Program Description

The Graduate Certificate in Data Science is a 12-credit hour program designed to provide advanced knowledge and skills in the field of data science, including data analysis, data mining, data visualization, statistical modeling, and feature engineering for machine learning.

Admission Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.75 or higher.
CSC 232 or equivalent.

Course Requirements Credit Hours: 12

Choose 4 courses from the following:

CSC 630 - Introduction to Data Science
CSC 635 - Data Mining
CSC 735 - Data Analytics
CSC 736 - Machine Learning
CSC 737 - Deep Learning
MTH 640 - Statistical Theory I
OR
MTH 645 - Applied Statistics

Subject to Departmental approval may be substituted for a course in the above list

CSC 612 - Advanced Database System Concepts
CSC 798 - Graduate Project in Computer Science

Completion Requirements

Attain a combined course GPA of at least 3.00 in Data Science certificate courses.