Overview

Course Details

Students in the Data Science program at American Public University can tailor their program of study through concentrations including deep learning and business intelligence. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to confidently approach problems or challenges in virtually any discipline: business, finance or economics, engineering, healthcare, or the physical or social sciences.

Graduates will be able to deliver reproducible data analyses and solutions. Graduates will understand ethical, privacy, and security considerations in the conduct of data analyses. Graduates will be able to communicate the story in the data through the use of data visualization techniques.

This program has specific admission requirements.

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

Business Intelligence
Deep Learning
Flex

What You Will Do

Recognize requirements for data. Efficiently collect the required data from a variety of sources and organize it appropriately.
Determine the best method to conduct an analysis for a specified situation and given data. Conduct the analysis or analyses and completely evaluate all aspects of the results.
Deliver reproducible analyses and results.
Effectively communicate any or all aspects of an analysis and all aspects of the results of that analysis to either or both a technical or non-technical audience. Information communicated could include the method used for analysis, any parameter settings that would affect the analysis or results, and an error analysis, etc.
Explain the ethical, privacy, and security issues related to data science analyses and communication.
Obtain real-world experience through project-based coursework and the Senior Project.
Stand out with a specific technical area of expertise by completing a concentration in any of the available concentrations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Arts & Humanities
Civics, Political & Social Sciences
Communication: Writing, Oral, and Multimedia
History
Mathematics and Applied Reasoning
Natural Sciences

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Courses Start Monthly

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Charles Town, United States

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data View 36 other Bachelors in Data Science & Big Data in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have completed preparation in mathematics equivalent to pre-calculus or higher. A review of high school or college transcripts showing completion of this requirement will be conducted during the admission process.
All APU undergraduate programs require a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED).
Depending on your country of citizenship, you may be required to provide documentation of English proficiency
For degree programs, if you have earned college credits at a CHEA accredited institution or from a member university of Universities Canada , you will be required to submit our transfer credit evaluation (TCE) application when you apply.
If you have non-US transcripts, and you need to submit them for admission or for transfer credit, you will need to have them evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a university-approved agency.

TOEFL iBT minimum scores required: 21 in Reading, 23 in Writing

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10500 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10500 USD / year

≈ 10500 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10500 USD / year

≈ 10500 USD / year

Additional Details

$250 with Preferred Military Rate
$315 with Veteran Grant

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