Master of Science (MS) in Data Science - Online Degree

Domains

Data Science Analytics - Use appropriate data analytics and statistical techniques on available data to discover new relations and deliver insights into research problems or organizational processes and support decision-making.
- Apply designated quantitative techniques, including statistics, time series analysis, optimization, and simulation to deploy appropriate models for analysis and prediction
- Effectively use variety of data analytics techniques, such as Machine Learning (including supervised, unsupervised, semisupervised learning), Data Mining, Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics, for complex data analysis through the whole data lifecycle
Data Science Engineering - Use engineering principles and modern computer technologies to research,design, implement new data analytics applications; develop experiments, processes, instruments, systems, to support data handling during the whole data lifecycle.
- Use systems and software engineering principles to organizations information system design and development, including requirements design
- Explain the use Cloud Computing technologies and cloud powered services design for data infrastructure and data handling services
- Develop and implement systems and data security, data access, including data anonymization, federated access control systems
- Design efficient algorithms for accessing and analyzing large amounts of data, including API to different databases and data set
Data Management -
- Specify, develop and implement enterprise data management and data governance strategy and architecture, including Data Management Plan (DMP)
- Design data storage systems, data archive services, digital libraries, and their operational models
- Implement data protection, backup, privacy, mechanisms/ services, comply with IPR, ethics and responsible data use
Research and Applications -
- Formulate research questions in the context of computational problems
- Design experiments to test and prove hypotheses in the context of computational problems
- Analyze experiment results in the context of computational problems
- Communicate research findings to a variety of audiences, including academic, the scientific community, and industry professionals
Business Analytics -
- Use Business Analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) methods for data analysis; apply cognitive technologies and relevant services
- Apply structured approach to use cases analysis in business and industry
- Use Econometrics for data analysis and applications and develop business-oriented data products
Professionalism, Ethics, and Sustainability -
- Determine whether or not a new data-driven business process is using customer data in an ethically sustainable way
- Demonstrate ethical judgment to comply with legislation, regulations, and standards by articulating the knowledge of contemporary issues
- Identify, formulate, and solve computing problems by communicating effectively with a range of audiences through professional oral and written skills
- Examine the application of the Christian worldview within the context of discipline and vocation

Faculty

Our faculty are committed to bringing their abundant knowledge, enthusiasm, and experience to GCU and its students every day.

Program Faculty

Disclosure Categories Related to Professional Licensure

Master of Science in Data Science

for residents of AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, MP, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY,

Alabama (AL)

Alabama

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Alaska (AK)

Alaska

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American Samoa (AS)

American Samoa

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Arizona (AZ)

Arizona

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Arkansas (AR)

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California (CA)

California

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Colorado (CO)

Colorado

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Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut

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Delaware (DE)

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District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia

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Florida (FL)

Florida

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Georgia (GA)

Georgia

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Guam, US Territory (GU)

Guam, US Territory

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Hawaii (HI)

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Idaho (ID)

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Illinois (IL)

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Indiana (IN)

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Iowa (IA)

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Kansas (KS)

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Kentucky (KY)

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Louisiana (LA)

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Maine (ME)

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Maryland (MD)

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Massachusetts (MA)

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Michigan (MI)

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Minnesota (MN)

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Mississippi (MS)

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Missouri (MO)

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Montana (MT)

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Nebraska (NE)

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Nevada (NV)

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New Hampshire (NH)

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New Jersey (NJ)

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New Mexico (NM)

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New York (NY)

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North Carolina (NC)

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North Dakota (ND)

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Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

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Ohio (OH)

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Oklahoma (OK)

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Oregon (OR)

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Pennsylvania (PA)

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Puerto Rico (PR)

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Rhode Island (RI)

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South Carolina (SC)

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South Dakota (SD)

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Tennessee (TN)

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Texas (TX)

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Utah (UT)

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Vermont (VT)

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Virgin Islands (VI)

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Virginia (VA)

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Washington (WA)

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West Virginia (WV)

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Wisconsin (WI)

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Wyoming (WY)

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