Master of Science in Data Science

Get a 2 year Full Time Masters in Data Science with the Latest Cutting Edge Curriculum from One of the Top 100 Best Global Universities in the World, University of Arizona.

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Top 100 (Best Global Universities)

by U.S. News and World report*
24 Months

Recommended 15hrs/week
Sep 30, 2021

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About the Program

Learn data science applications to solve real business problems and receive personalized industry mentorship, just in time interviews, career mentorship, placement support, soft skill training and much more.

Personalised Industry Mentorship

Get mentored on the career front by an experienced professional and receive personalized feedback.

Dedicated Career Assistance

Receive 1:1 career counselling sessions & mock interviews with hiring managers. Further your career with our global experts. A dedicated career mentor will help you track your weekly company application targets, coach you on your profile and help you in your career transition journey.

Student Support

Student support available Midnight to 5:30 PM Eastern Time via email or use the Call Back option on the platform to get a response within 2 working hours.

Program Overview

Key Highlights

1350 Hours of Learning
30+ Live Learning Sessions
Soft Skills Training
20+ Case Studies and Assignments/Projects
Masterclasses by Industry Experts
University of Arizona Alumni Status
One-on-One with Industry Mentors
Mock Interviews
Dedicated Student Success Team
Resume Tool & Review
Student Support available all days Midnight to 5:30 PM Eastern Time for queries

"Our aim is simple: We strive to create high-impact, hands-on experiences that prepare students for meaningful and productive careers.”

- Ronnie Screwvala, Co-Founder, upGrad

Master of Science in Data Science from University of Arizona

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Top Skills You Will Learn

Python, BD processing using Spark, Deploy ML Models, Supervised & Unsupervised ML Models, Predictive Analytics & Statistics
Job Opportunities

Big Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer
Who Is This Program For?

The program caters to: Engineers, Software & IT Professionals, Project Managers, Consultants, Data Professionals, Freshers, Domain Experts, Maths & Stats Professionals, Non-Tech Professionals
Minimum Eligibility

- Bachelor’s Degree (with minimum 50% score | medium of instruction - English) from an accredited college or university recognised by the University of Arizona.
- 4 year accredited Bachelor's OR 3 year accredited Bachelor's + Master's OR 3 year accredited Bachelor's + Post Graduate Diploma.
- Completed Undergraduate-Level Mathematics Coursework and be familiar with Computer Programming (Candidates without coursework in Mathematics would be considered on a case-to-case basis based on profile and entrance test scores).

Syllabus

Best-in-class content by leading faculty and industry leaders in the form of videos, cases and projects

Programming Languages and Tools Covered

Global Lecturers

Learn from leading Data Science faculty and industry leaders

Behzad Ahmadi

Data Scientist, Walmart Labs

He has extensive experience as a Data Scientist and an ML practitioner. He has worked as an Adjunct Professor in his alma mater, which is the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as well as at North Eastern University.

S. Anand

CEO

A gold medalist from IIM Bangalore, an alumnus of IIT Madras and London Business School, Anand is among the top 10 data scientists in India.

Georgios Ouzounis

Professor, Deep Learning, Kauno Kolegija

Georgios has twenty-two years of experience in scientific research, engineering, and entrepreneurship. He is currently spending his time as a Professor of Deep Learning at Kaunas University of Applied Sciences.

Shailesh Kumar

Chief Data Scientist, CoE AI/ML

He comes with over twenty years of experience in building and innovating AI/ML solutions across a wide range of industries with top brands like Google, Fico, and Ola

Pre Course Requisites
- 3 Weeks
Course 1- Data Analysis and Visualization
- 10 Weeks
Course 2- Advanced Data Visualization
- 10 Weeks
Course 3- Database Development and Management
- 10 Weeks
Course 4- Introduction to Machine Learning
- 10 Weeks
Course 5- Data Warehousing and Analytics in the Cloud
- 10 Weeks
Capstone Project
- 5 Weeks
Course 6- Neural Networks
- 10 Weeks
Course 7- Applied Natural Language Processing
- 10 Weeks
Course 8- Managing the Digital Information Environment
- 10 Weeks
Course 9- Ethical Issues in Information
- 9 Weeks
Capstone Project
- 5 Weeks

20+

Case Studies
30+

Live Sessions
10 w

Capstone Projects
104 w

Curriculum Duration

Industry Projects

Learn through real-life industry projects sponsored by top companies across industries

Engage in collaborative projects with student-mentor interaction
Benefit by learning in-person with expert mentors
Personalised subjective feedback on your submissions to facilitate improvement

Credit Card Fraud Detection

Predict fraudulent credit card transactions with the help of machine learnin...

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Style transfer using GAN

Use a variant of GANs i.e. CycleGAN, to translate the style of one MRI image...

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Sales forecasting

Analyse the sales data for a retail giant and forecast sales using deep neur...

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Eye for Blind

Build the model that will convert the contents of an image and output the au...

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Sentiment Based Product Recommendation System

Perform sentiment analysis on the reviews of the products and provide recomm...

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News Recommendation System

Recommend news articles to users based on their preferences

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Stack Overflow Case Study

Perform exploratory data analysis using cloud services on stack overflow dat...

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Uber Case Study

Analyse the Uber dataset to understand the demand and supply of cab services...

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Data Warehousing Case Study

You will work on telecom industry data and learn ETL and Data ingestion, Sqo...

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Real Time Twitter HashTag Analysis, using Spark Streaming

You will perform the Twitter hashtag analysis on real-time data using Spark ...

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Recommendation System, using ALS (Alternating Least Squares)

Recommendation system is built using ALS algorithm in Spark.

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Market Basket Analysis, using Apriori Algorithm

You will implement market basket analysis using Spark with the help of Aprio...

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NYC Taxi Fare Prediction

Build a pricing model to predict the fare of a taxi ride using the set of at...

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Telecom Churn Prediction

Classification model is built to predict the churning of the customer from t...

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Recommendation System using PCA and KNN

Implemented the movie recommendation system by reducing the dimensionality u...

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E-Commerce Assignment

Analyse a clickstream dataset of a cosmetics store using Hive and extract va...

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Speech Recognition

Learn Google speech-to-text and make a model using deep learning.

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Gesture Recognition

Build a gesture recognition model for a Smart-TV, using a 3D convolution Net...

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The upGrad Advantage

Strong hand-holding with dedicated support to help you master Data Science

Learning Support
Doubt Resolution
Networking

Industry Mentors
- Get mentored by an experienced data science expert and receive personalised feedback with 2 calls for better career guidance
- Receive one-on-one feedback on submissions and personalised feedbacks on improvement
Student Support
- Available all days Midnight to 5:30 PM Eastern Time
- For urgent queries, use the Call Back option on the platform.
Q&A Forum
- Timely doubt resolution by Industry experts and peers
- 100% Expert-verified responses to ensure quality learning
Expert Feedback
- Personalised expert feedback on assignments and projects
- Regular live sessions by experts to clarify concept related doubts
Industry Networking
- Live sessions by experts on various industry topics
- One-on-one discussion and feedback sessions with industry mentors

Career Counselling

Get personalised career pathing from experts to chart out best opportunities

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Resume Feedback

Obtain specific, personalised inputs on your resume structure and content

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Interview Preparation

Receive one-on-one mock interviews conducted by industry mentors and detailed feedback after an interview

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Program Fee

USD 10000

Ask about our preferred employer tuition discount options!

How You Benefit From This Program

Masters in Data Science from University of Arizona
Get Masters in Data Science without quitting your job
Career Transformation into In-demand field of Data Science
Career Transition with upto average 58% salary hike
Stepping Stone into the field of Data Science
Cutting-edge curriculum designed by industry experts

Our Learners Work At

Top companies from all around the world have recruited upGrad alumni

Admissions Process

Take the English Proficiency Test*

University of Arizona accepts the following English proficiency test scores: IELTS , TOEFL , Pearson PTE Academic, CEPT Full Academic.

Take the Eligibility Test and Submit your SOP

The online test will check your aptitude, mathematical & programming skills. At the end of this test, you will be asked to submit an SOP(~500 words)

Receive your Offer Letter and Block your Seat

The application will be reviewed by upGrad & University of Arizona. Upon qualifying, an offer letter will be released. You can then block your seat!

*Exemption for students with a bachelor's degree from an institution where medium of instruction was English. Subject to verification.

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