MS in Applied Data Science

所属信息

所属学校
南加州大学
所属院校
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
所属专业
Data Science（数据科学）

基本信息

项目时长
1.5 -2 years
项目学分
32 units

申请截止日期

  • 秋季
  • 常规
    12/15
  • 其他
  • 春季
    9/1

申请信息

托福/GRE Code
4852

TOEFL要求

90.00 L:20.00 R:20.00 S:20.00 W:20.00

IELTS要求

6.50 L:6.00 R:6.00 S:6.00 W:6.00

成绩单寄送要求

网申上传/电子寄送/纸质寄送

成绩单邮寄地址

University of Southern California USC Office of Graduate Admission and Financial Aid 3601 South Flower Street, Tyler 112 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0915/ etrans@usc.edu

推荐信要求

Letter of recommendation (2 highly recommended)

文书要求

Personal statement
文书思路建议
可以用某个数据相关的经历引出，通过具体实际问题作为hook，将这段经历中看到的DS 巨大的应用潜力转变为自己的学术兴趣和申请动机
如学生有computer science的经历，要重点写出来会使用python这些进行数据分析，以及如何解决实际问题。强调对数据科学的重要性

Prerequisite

工程或工程相关专业的学士学位。我们还接受以下专 业的申请者，包括但不限于：统计学、数学、计算机科学、信息系统、经济学、信息技术和物理学。最好上过computer science相关课程

申请材料

GRE optional
University letterhead transcript (不接受wes)，录取后可能需要提交纸质成绩单
无面试
物料清单：
Online application
Transcripts
Resume/ CV
Personal Statement
Letter of Recommendation (2)

适宜学生

完成该学位的学生将学习成为数据科学家所需的技能，包括对数据科学技术的基本了解、用 Python 编写数据科学程序的能力、使用数据库和大数据基础设施的知识和经验、应用机器学习和数据挖掘技术的技能，以及如何将这些技能应用于实际问题的知识。了解数据管理、数据可视化、数据挖掘和人工智能技术（特别是机器学习）对分析过程的重要性，以及如何将其应用于现实世界的挑战。将知识和技能应用于实践体验，通过广泛的选修课程和实习，学生可以找到有助于他们更好地在分析领域做好准备

特点

课程设置
32 units, 需要完成八门课程，包括三门必修，五门选修。一般需要一年半完成
没修过computer science课的，需要在上左右专业课之前修完以下课程
学生将学习如何使用最新的大数据基础架构，例如Hadoop和Spark；将学习如何使用各种分析技术，包括机器学习，数据挖掘和数据可视化，并将这些工具应用于实际问题；将学习如何使用Python构建数据处理程序，还将学习如何通过动手作业和项目来应用最新的分析工具。
Core Courses
-DSCl 551 Foundations of Data Management Units: 4
-DSCl 552 Machine Learning for Data Science Units: 4
-DSCl553 Foundations and Applications of Data Mining Units: 4
Electives*
Take five courses.
-CSCl544 Applied Natural Language Processing.Units: 4
-CSCl550 Advanced Data Stores Units: 4
-CSCl551 Computer Networking.Units: 4
-CSCl561 Foundations ofArtificial Intelligence Units: 4
-CSCl566 Deep Learning and lts Applications Units: 4
-CSCl567 Machine Learning.Units: 4
-CSCl570 Analysis ofAlgorithms Units: 4
CSCl 571 Web Technologies Units: 4
CSCl572 Information Retrieval and Web Search Engines Units: 4
CSCl585 Database Systems Units: 4
-CSCl587 Geospatial Information Management Units: 4
-DSCl510 Principles of Programming for Data Science Units: 4
-DSCl 529 Security and Privacy Units: 4
-DSCl 531 Fairness in Artificial Intelligence Units: 4
-DSCl 549 Intrluction to Computational Thinking and Data Science Units: 4
-DSCl550 Data Science at Scale Units: 4
-DSCl 554 Data Visualization Units: 4
-DSCl555 Interaction Design and Usability Testing Units: 4
-DSCl556 User Experience Design and Strategy Units: 4
-DSCl 558 Building Knowledge Graphs Units: 4
-DSCl 560 Data Science Professional Practicum Units: 4
-DSCl564 Probability and Statistics for Data Science Units: 4
-DSCl 599 Special Topics Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8(4 units of DSCl 599 required if chosen)
【Class Size】
30 students
【Career Resources】
https://careers.usc.edu/
职业发展方向
Alumni Employment - 2022*
(Companies & Job Titles)
- Aeyesafe - Data Engineer 
- Alibaba - Data Engineer 
- Amazon - Business Intelligence Engineer, Data Scientist, Software Development Engineer 
- Amazon Web Services - Software Engineer 
- American Express Company - Data Scientist 
- Antra Inc. - Java Developer 
- Antra Inc. - Software Development Engineer 
- Apple - Software Engineer 
- Bain & Company - Senior Associate Data Science 
- Barclays - Software Engineer 
- Baseball Prospectus - Prospect Team Contributor 
- Capital One Financial Corporation - Senior Data Scientist 
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Research Data Scientist 
- CICC - Analyst 
- Coinbase - Software Engineer 
- Delhivery USA LLC - Software Development Engineer 
- Dropbox - Software Engineer 
- E-Doctors Corp - Sales Data Analyst 
- Experian - Data Analyst, Data Scientist 
- Farmers Insurance - Data Management Specialist 
- Fulgent Genetics - Bioinformatics Software Engineer 
- Goldman Sachs - Strats Analyst 
- Google - Software Engineer 
- Henkel Corporation - Intern dx Americas Analytics 
- Huafu Securities Co. Ltd. - Business Data Analyst 
- HuataiI United Securities - Quantitative Analyst 
- Huawei - Software Developer, Software Engineer 
- Hylink Digital Solutions – No Title Provided 
- IBIX Solutions - Data Analyst 
- IXL Learning - Software Engineer 
- Jefferies - Data Scientist 
- Kaiser Permanente - Graduate Data Science Intern 
- Kuaishou Technology - Data Analyst 
- LinkedIn - Data Engineer 
- Lionsgate - Data Scientist 
- McMaster-Carr - Software Engineer 
- Meta Platforms, Inc. - Data Engineer, Data Engineer, Research Data Scientist, Software Development Engineer, Software Engineer 
- Microsoft - Data Scientist 
- Microsoft China - Software Development Engineer, Software Engineer 
- Minfon Group, Inc. - Internship position as a Program Associate 
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Curatorial Assistant 
- Newsflare - Social Insights Analyst 
- Palo Alto Networks - Data Scientist 
- Poshmark, Inc. - Data Analyst, Marketing Analytics 
- Qualcomm – Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Software Development Engineer 
- Quantum Photonics Club Corp. - Financial Analyst 
- Rapp - Data Scientist 
- Redbubble - Insight Analyst 
- Redfin - Software Engineer 
- RMSI North America Inc. - SQL Analyst 
- Rubin Postaer and Associates (RPA) - Product Strategist 
- SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park - Data Analyst 
- Spokeo - Data Optimization Analyst 
- Steno - Software Engineer 
- Stripe - Software Engineer 
- Tencent - Machine Learning Engineer 
- ThoughtWorks - Data Engineer 
- TikTok - Global ECommerce UG Product 
- Tyson Foods, Inc. - Data Scientist 
- Uber - Data Scientist 
- United States Air Force - United States Air Force Officer 
- University of Southern California - Data Mining, Software Engineer 
- USAA - Business Analyst 
- Vibrant America - Software Development Engineer 
- Visa - Data Scientist 
- VIZIO - Data Engineer II 
- Walmart - Data Scientist 
- Xiaotian He - Quantitative Research Analyst 
- Yahoo! Inc. - Software Development Engineer 
- Zenjob - Data Scientist 
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