The Master of Data Analytics Program

The Master of Data Analytics (MDA) program is a one-year professional science master’s program beginning each September, consisting of two terms of on-campus courses (fall and winter) followed by a summer experiential learning opportunity, which in most cases will be paid experience working in industry.

The MDA program will provide you with the skills needed to be proficient in technical data analytics and apply those skills in a specific field, or as a generalist practitioner. Experiential learning in the summer term will ensure that you are ready to transition into a data analytics career in the public or private sector by providing valuable, practical experience applying those skills.

Our curriculum is flexible. If you have a significant background in a data analytics-related field, such as Statistics or Computer Science, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in that discipline while broadening your level of expertise in the other. If you do not have a degree in Computer Science or Statistics but have a strong quantitative and computational background, our curriculum will allow you to rapidly develop a fundamental skill set in technical data analytics related to these areas.

This fall term and winter term curriculum consists of set of “core” courses, a set of “specialty field” course electives, and a career development seminar. Currently, the MDA program offers three specialty fields for students to choose from when applying, including Artificial Intelligence; Finance, Banking and Insurance; and Generalist.