Program
Data Science in 100 seconds: Program Director, Susan Davidson
Fast Facts
Admission Requirements
Program of Study
- Foundations (two course units)
- Core Requirements (three course units)
- Technical and Depth Area Electives (five course units)
Information re: Data Science (DATS) Minor can be accessed here
Information re: A comparison between Scientific Computing and Data Science can be accessed here
Meet Our Community
Introduction to Data Science
The emerging discipline of data science has become essential to making decisions, understanding observations, and solving problems in today’s world. Read more
Program Overview
Penn’s Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Data Science prepares students for a wide range of data-centric careers, whether in technology and engineering, consulting, science, policy-making, or understanding patterns in literature, art or communications.
The Data Science Program can typically be completed in one-and-a-half to two years. It blends leading-edge courses in core topics such as machine learning, big data analytics, and statistics, with a variety of electives and an opportunity to apply these techniques in a domain specialization – a depth area – of choice. Read more
Data Science at Penn
Penn provides the perfect environment for data science enthusiasts, with its strong cross-disciplinary traditions. Biomedical informatics, communications and public policy, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and data privacy are of broad interest across campus. Read more