Data Science
RWTH Aachen University · Aachen, Germany, Europe
Duration
24 mo
Tuition
No tuition fee
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Winter semester
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About this programme
Data Science deals with the extraction of knowledge and usable information from data. The available data sets are often very large, heterogeneous, and partially unreliable. Data Science is an interdisciplinary field with its roots in computer science, mathematics, and statistics, and it has a strong link to various application areas. The essential constituents of data science are data analysis and systems engineering. Therefore, this course of study will convey modern methods of data analysis as well as algorithms and techniques for the development of information systems. The standard duration of the study is four semesters (two years). In each semester, about 30 credits have to be achieved in lectures from different areas, seminars, labs, and the Master's thesis in the fourth semester. The curriculum consists of a foundational area with basic and advanced courses on core subjects of data science, and an area of specialisation that can be computer science, mathematics, or one of the application areas in business analytics, computational life science, computational social science, or physics. Click here for an overview of the programme structure.
Intakes & deadlines
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Entry requirements
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E.G. IELTS Academic: 5.5
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Prerequisites
The academic requirements for the MSc Data Science are as follows: A Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or a closely related area One of the profiles computer science, mathematics or physics must be fulfilled. The profiles in detail can be found here. Applicants that do not have an EU citizenship or a German "Abitur" need a GRE test with the following scores: Quantitative Reasoning: minimum 75th percentile Verbal Reasoning: minimum 15th percentile Analytical Writing: minimum score 3.5 The ECTS and the content description of a module can be found in the electronic lecture directory: RWTHonline. The contents of the modules must be comparable to the RWTH's modules.
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Tuition is No tuition fee. Taken from the university's published fees page, not re-checked since — confirm it before you budget. We confirm the current fee and the scholarships you qualify for — free.
The main intake is Winter semester. Most universities admit on a rolling basis — we confirm the exact deadline for your profile, free.
The academic requirements for the MSc Data Science are as follows: A Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or a closely related area One of the profiles computer science, mathematics or physics must be fulfilled. The profiles in detail can be found here. Applicants that do not have an EU citizenship or a German "Abitur" need a GRE test with the following scores: Quantitative Reasoning: minimum 75th percentile Verbal Reasoning: minimum 15th percentile Analytical Writing: minimum score 3.5 The ECTS and the content description of a module can be found in the electronic lecture directory: RWTHonline. The contents of the modules must be comparable to the RWTH's modules. English: E.G. IELTS Academic: 5.5.
The programme runs about 24 months full-time.
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