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UT Austin <$10k data science - Sparklette - 09-04-2020

my friend is starting this program in the spring and it looks like a great deal for a top school https://stat.utexas.edu/graduate/online-master-of-science-in-data-science


RE: UT Austin <$10k data science - ThatBankDude - 09-04-2020

Great for those who have a technical background. Otherwise, I would recommend the UPenn MCIT.


RE: UT Austin <$10k data science - Merlin - 09-05-2020

That does look pretty interesting, and hard to beat for the price.

That might be another option for me to consider along with the GA Tech OMSCS if I don't elect to move forward with a Ph.D. I'm more interested in the machine learning side of data science, but it is still interesting to me.


RE: UT Austin <$10k data science - Imbanewbie - 09-05-2020

(09-04-2020, 08:04 PM)Sparklette Wrote: my friend is starting this program in the spring and it looks like a great deal for a top school https://stat.utexas.edu/graduate/online-master-of-science-in-data-science

For data science, do you need to know how to write coding c or Java or phyton?


RE: UT Austin <$10k data science - bjcheung77 - 09-05-2020

What prerequisite courses are needed to apply for the program?
Applicants who do not hold a degree in statistics, computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, electrical engineering or similar, will need to have certain course work prior to enrolling in the program:

Math (calculus and linear algebra)
Multivariable Calculus (eg. MATH 408D) and
Linear Algebra (eg. MATH 341 equivalent)
Statistics (college level introduction to statistics)
Introduction to Statistics (eg. SDS 302, 304, 306 or equivalents)
SDS 328M equivalents
Some programming experience in at least one of:
R, Python, C++


RE: UT Austin <$10k data science - rachel83az - 09-06-2020

(09-05-2020, 10:20 PM)Imbanewbie Wrote: For data science, do you need to know how to write coding c or Java or phyton?

Python is very easy to learn on your own even if you have no experience.

https://www.py4e.com/
https://courses.packtpub.com/pages/free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F2m91eKmts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Yd7upQsXY&list=PLBZBJbE_rGRWeh5mIBhD-hhDwSEDxogDg&ab_channel=CSDojo

FreeCodeCamp starts you with HTML, CSS, and JS, then you learn Python for data science. https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/

Zenva Academy is good; they have focused videos & projects on specific topics, including the otherwise sometimes expensive to find data science and machine learning ones. They're not free but they're less than $200 for a year right now if you pay for the whole year in advance. https://academy.zenva.com/product-category/all/data-science/

DataCamp costs $25/mo. https://www.datacamp.com/pricing They're okay but I don't know that they're worth that much.

Mimo is like Duolingo for programming. It's not the best resource, IMO, but they do have Python & data science and they're only $80/year. https://getmimo.com/

Pick one to follow and go!