The 统计与数据科学 major is designed for students pursuing a career as a data scientist or statistician. It combines cutting-edge techniques in data science with mathematically rigorous statistics. Statistics courses in the curriculum are project-driven with an emphasis on the analysis of real-world data using statistical methods implemented by powerful statistical software. This program prepares students for a career in business or industry utilizing statistics or data science but is also sufficiently rigorous to prepare a student for graduate work in a related field.

The digital revolution has created vast quantities of data. Extracting knowledge and insight from this avalanche of information is the goal of data science, a rapidly growing field with applications in such areas as marketing, 教育, 和体育, as well as scientific fields such as genomics, 神经科学, 粒子物理.

职业发展机会

Decision-makers have access to more data than ever before, but deriving meaning and actionable insights from that data requires specialized tools and expertise. For that reason, graduates with degrees in statistics and data science are in high demand.

Currently, there is a global data scientist shortage. It is estimated that within the next two years, there will be twice as many data science jobs as there will be people to fill those roles. This means extensive job opportunities for individuals with the necessary 教育 and skills.

课程

UE's program in statistics and data science combines state-of-the-art tools and techniques from the field of data science with a mathematically rigorous tradition of classical applied statistics. 这个项目的学生将……

• Engage through project-driven courses. Data analysis projects offered throughout the curriculum expose students to the entire work cycle of predictive modeling, including problem formulation, acquisition and cleaning of data, 模型选择与拟合, 解释, 和报告.
• Master cutting-edge statistical software. Students gain fluency in the statistical software currently in use within business and industry, 包括R, Python, 和BigQuery.
• Receive a first-class liberal arts 教育. Working with “big data” requires more than quantitative and technological skills—it also requires an ability to frame questions, to bring diverse teams together, to make ethical and informed decisions, and to communicate results to decision-makers. A UE 教育 provides students with broad foundational knowledge in the arts and sciences, as well as the critical thinking and communication skills that employers value.

Details on program requirements and course descriptions can also be found in the 目录.