{"id":481,"date":"2026-08-11T15:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:50:09","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/academics\/ms-data-science\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Science in Data Science<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"MS Data Science\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-ms-data-science\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-480\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-480\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/academics\/ms-data-science\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-483\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-483\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/academics\/ms-data-science\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-491\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-491\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/academics\/ms-data-science\/admission-fees\/\">Admission and Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-509\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/academics\/ms-data-science\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DSP 555:<\/strong>&nbsp;Multivariate Statistical Learning for Data Science<br><strong>DSP556:&nbsp;<\/strong>Machine Learning for Data Science<br><strong>DSP562:<\/strong>&nbsp;Data Analytics &amp; Visualization<br><strong>DSP563:<\/strong>&nbsp;Applied Mathematics in Data Science<br><strong>DSP565:<\/strong>&nbsp;Computational Statistics<br><strong>DSP566:&nbsp;<\/strong>Advanced Topics in Machine Learning<br><strong>DSP567:<\/strong>&nbsp;Database Concepts, Cloud Computing, and Big Data<br><strong>DSP568:<\/strong>&nbsp;Data Science for Business<br><strong>DSP569:<\/strong>&nbsp;Applications of Data Science in Biological Science<br><strong>DSP577:<\/strong>&nbsp;Interdisciplinary Data Enabled Research\/Capstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This program is suited to students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. The goals for this program are for graduates to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have the practical knowledge and skills necessary for data science careers, including machine learning, data management, analysis of large and varied datasets, ethical considerations, and visualization for effective decision-making and communication about data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formulate innovative solutions to complex problems by applying a theoretical foundation of data science in statistics, machine learning theory, and mathematical methods within divergent domain areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Science in Data Science Curriculum DSP 555:&nbsp;Multivariate Statistical Learning for Data ScienceDSP556:&nbsp;Machine Learning for Data ScienceDSP562:&nbsp;Data Analytics &amp; VisualizationDSP563:&nbsp;Applied Mathematics in Data ScienceDSP565:&nbsp;Computational StatisticsDSP566:&nbsp;Advanced Topics in Machine LearningDSP567:&nbsp;Database Concepts, Cloud Computing, and Big DataDSP568:&nbsp;Data Science for BusinessDSP569:&nbsp;Applications of Data Science in Biological ScienceDSP577:&nbsp;Interdisciplinary Data Enabled Research\/Capstone Learning Objectives This program is suited to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5286,"featured_media":0,"parent":473,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-481","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481\/revisions\/482"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/data-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}