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This is the first program in Florida build from the ground up with the explicit goal to educate data scientist. Data scientist needs to be versed in multiple technologies including computer programming and algorithms (Hadoop, Spark, Python), parallel databases (SQL, coding), machine learning (predictive analytics), cluster and cloud tools (Map-Reduce, Amazon Web Services for Big Data) and statistical methods (SAS\/R). The combination of these skills with an educational experience that emphasizes business acumen and strong communication skills, make this program unique. <\/p>\n

This 20-month program is designed to provide a rich educational experience with several unique features:<\/p>\n

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  1. Interdisciplinary technical education, featuring faculty from the computer science and statistics departments, experts in data science<\/li>\n
  2. Personalized cohort-based face-to-face instruction geared towards working professionals, modeled after executive educational experiences such as the executive MBA, and designed to maximize networking, teamwork and communication among students<\/li>\n
  3. Program commitment to place 100% of inaugural graduating class on data science jobs<\/li>\n
  4. Strong external advisory board composed of industry leaders that will help guide the program curricula toward the emerging and anticipated industry needs as well as provide internship opportunities to the MSDA students<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[6202],"class_list":["post-33477","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","tag-msda-po","topic-msda"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is unique about this program? | UCF Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is the first program in Florida build from the ground up with the explicit goal to educate data scientist. 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