Program Overview

Interdisciplinary Studies Master's with a concentration in Advanced Data Analytics

Program Overview

The Interdisciplinary Studies Master's with a concentration in Advanced Data Analytics is a 30 graduate credit hour program that provides students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of contemporary data analytics methods. The program emphasizes applications of theory and tools to solving real-world problems in business, industry, and science.

Program Details

• Program Type: Master's of Science (M.S)
• Format: On Campus, Online
• Estimated Time to Complete: 2 years
• Credit Hours: 30

Program Description

The advanced data analytics concentration provides students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of contemporary data analytics methods, as well as experience in obtaining, wrangling, and learning from big data through machine learning and deep learning tools. The core courses in the concentration emphasize applications of theory and tools to solving real-world problems in business, industry, and science.

Requirements

The Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s with a concentration in advanced data analytics is a 30 graduate credit hour program across advanced data analytics and two other fields of study. Students work with an advisor to identify appropriate and relevant supporting fields, as well as to identify and complete an appropriate capstone experience.

Marketable Skills

• Work independently across two or more disciplines
• Teamwork
• Function across organizational silos through discipline integration
• Synthesize information and results
• Write in a professional and coherent manner

Program Highlights

• Allows students to choose where and how to take classes: in person, at our Frisco or Denton locations, or 100% online.
• Ranked a Top 25 Program in the Nation by MyDegreeGuide.com.
• Provides students with the academic and practical preparation necessary to meet a growing research field and a rapidly expanding need of business and industry.
• Centers on developing deep analytic competencies in statistics and data analysis, coupled with a strong knowledge of contemporary data structures.

Courses

• Harvesting, Storing and Retrieving Data (3 hrs)
• Large Data Visualization (3 hrs)
• Discovery and Learning with Big Data (3 hrs)
• Data Analytics I (3 hrs)

Career Opportunities

Employers recognize the value of individuals who are open-minded, and who call upon a wide array of unconventional tools to solve intricate problems. The Interdisciplinary Studies Master's with a concentration in Advanced Data Analytics prepares students for a rapidly expanding job market.