Data Science and Society

Program and courses

Data Science and Society is a multidisciplinary program that gives you the opportunity to specialize by offering four tracks: Business, Governance, Media, or Health. Your track will be stated on your Master's diploma.

• You are trained to identify patterns and gather insights from large and complex datasets.
• You learn how to translate those insights into actionable solutions and recommendations to meet practical needs in the chosen domain.
• Besides that, you get acquainted with laws and regulations that are relevant for data science and data scientists, particularly private and public law.
• Finally, you learn to take ethical issues into account, such as issues regarding privacy, accountability, or human autonomy in decision making.

Typical courses per track are:

• Business
  Business Intelligence and Data Management, Business Analytics and Emerging Trends, Customer Analytics, Deep Learning

• Media
  Computational Statistics, Complex Systems, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing

• Governance
  Governance and Policymaking, Analytics for Business and Governance, Natural Language Processing, Data science: sustainability, privacy and security

• Health
  Health Analytics, Complex Systems, Deep Learning, Data science: sustainability, privacy and security