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What is the Master’s degree in Data Science

Icesi University’s Master’s degree in Data Science is a deepening alternative for professionals that work or are planning to work in the field of data analytics in the context of small or great information volumes. It is designed for people interested in identifying value creation opportunities through data, satisfying the needs of the organization and generating strategic competitive advantages, using statistical analysis and applied artificial intelligence tools, that have become progressively essential for all kinds of businesses, governmental organizations and other organizations.

Professional competencies

The Alumni will be able to identify value generation opportunities from data analytics from operation; develop analytic models that support decision making from the implementation of proper data analysis and visualization techniques; evaluate analytical models’ results in the needs context; classify analytics solutions and select proper technologies and infrastructure for their development according to the computational requirements given the volume and structure of the involved data.

Alumni profile

The Master’s degree program in Data Science will be able to work as:

  • Business intelligence manager, director or coordinator
  • Chief data officer
  • Analytics projects manager
  • Data based business analyst
  • Decision making consultant for the public and health sectors.
  • Consultant and /or auditor in big data and analytic models design and analysis
  • Educator of analytics teams

Directed to

The Master’s degree program in Data Science is directed to professionals in diverse areas, both from the public and the private sectors, that work in functions that require data analysis for decision making , in particular:

  • Strategy area leaders
  • Business intelligence leaders
  • Financial and marketing leaders and analysts
  • Innovation and sustainability information leaders
  • Finance, insurance, economics and statistics professionals
  • Quality, logistics, supply chain and operations analysts
  • Systems analysts and developers
  • Researchers and decision makers in the public sector in political science, social sciences, health sciences, biology and bioinformatics