Course Overview
The MPS in Data Analytics (MPS-DAAN) degree is a 30-credit online, interdisciplinary master's program that provides students the skills required to collect, classify, analyze, and model data at large and ultra-large scales and across domains using statistics, computer science, machine learning, and software engineering. The curriculum consists of 30 credits, delivered online through the Penn State World Campus. The program provides broad coverage of topics related to predictive analytics while provide in-depth coverage of topics such as data collection and quality, large scale data storage and retrieval, and business and enterprise analytics. Students select to follow either the base program, which prepares them to design and deploy predictive analytics systems, or a specialized option in Analytics in Industry and Manufacturing or Business Analytics.