Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Data Science explores the fundamentals of manipulating and presenting complex data, a highly sought qualification across private and public employers. Coursework includes advanced statistical analysis and data mining, machine learning and statistical computing.
Students pair rigorous classwork with real-world professional experience at numerous startups, international companies and agencies with connections to the Data Science Program.
Data Science Info Session: December 3
Join us online for an information session discussing the field of data science and the GW Master of Science in Data Science and Graduate Certificate in Data Science programs.
Curriculum Focus Areas
Both the master’s degree and the graduate certificate program combine courses from four areas:
- Methods: Basics of data management and data analytics; deep expertise in the programming languages essential for data science, including Python, JavaScript and R
- Applications: Elective courses in data science applied to a specific knowledge domain, such as astrophysics, political science and geography
- Skills: Teamwork, project management and communication skills
- Technology: Hands-on exposure to data-mining and visualization software and languages
"Every physics lab has maybe one or two theoretical physicists, but there’s always a need for [data] people who can actually program and code, run the technical models and analyze the results of experiments."
Meghan Foster
Data Science Graduate Certificate ’17