Master of Science [M.Sc] (Data Science)

  • Country Canada
  • Course Duration 2 years
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Undergraduate
  • Admission intake JAN
  • Minimum GPA 73

Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
CAD 100 CAD 20,578

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2022-10-01
2024-02-15

Program Description

  • The Master of Science in Data Science is normally a 2-year program.
  • The goal of the program is to provide students with solid knowledge, techniques, and experience in the research and application of data science, and to prepare students to become researchers and leaders in the emerging area of data science at the regional, national, and global levels.
  • The program is unique in that it can be an application-orientated or a research-orientated master’s program depending on whether students choose the Graduate Project option or the Graduate Thesis option. 

Other Requirements

Eligibility & Entry Requirement

Academic Eligibility:
  • University accepts four (4) year bachelor degree or equivalent in a discipline of science, or a related discipline with a minimum average grade in the last 60 credits of:
    • B (GPA of 3.00 on a scale of 4.33) for project option
    • B+ (GPA of 3.33 on a scale of 4.33) for the thesis option.
  • Preference will be given to students who have specialized in the areas of Statistics, Computing Science, Mathematics, and Engineering.
  • Students must have a working knowledge of statistics, data structures and algorithms, databases, and R/Python software packages.