Data_Science_Specialization: person's hands typing at a keyboard and a monitor of data images
Specialization

Data Science

Discover the Hidden Patterns

Establish Candidacy View Individual Courses
Contact Us

Data Science—Discover the hidden patterns

Develop an understanding of data science by learning how to find, organize, manage, and process large volumes of real-world data. In this streamlined package of introductory data science courses, you’ll perform data manipulation and analysis using Python.

By leveraging your mathematical and statistical skills to find patterns, value, and insights, you’ll gain valuable insights and gain expertise in creating stunning visualizations and statistical models using R.

Learning outcomes

Students completing this program should be able to:

  • Develop complex functions and scripts to perform complicated calculations to solve engineering, financial, mathematical, and scientific problems and visualize the results of these calculations.
  • Install and configure Python and essential Python development tools and write programs to perform data analysis, statistical analysis, learning, and AI techniques.
  • Manage and manipulate data, perform data type conversions, merge datasets, deal with missing values, and extract, delete, or transform subsets of data based on logical criteria.
  • Discuss the importance of data analysis for data science, data visualization, and exploration.

Courses

Stackable skills

You can learn more in this field in the Data Engineering specialization or the more in-depth Data Science and Data Analysis certificate program.


   

Show off your skills with a digital badge

 
Learn more about this career.
 

Data Scientist Outlook

Business Intelligence Outlook

 
Open Positions in the U.S.
 

Data Scientist Jobs

Program Overview

Estimated Cost: $2,920 (You pay only for courses you enroll in.)
Program Requirements: 3 courses (9 quarter units)
Minimum Hours of Instruction: 90
Estimated Duration: 6 – 9 months
Special Programs: None

Courses

1. Required Course(s): You must successfully complete the three courses below.

Quarter Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID

01-09-2024 to 03-12-2024
$980.00
DBDA.X419.(12)
See complete class schedule here.
Want to enroll or get the estimated cost of future sections? Notify Me
Quarter Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID

01-06-2024 to 03-09-2024
$960.00
DBDA.X404.(37)
See complete class schedule here.
Want to enroll or get the estimated cost of future sections? Notify Me
Quarter Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID

01-10-2024 to 03-13-2024
$980.00
DBDA.X420.(26)
Want to enroll or get the estimated cost of future sections? Notify Me

2. Completion Review

Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
Want to enroll or get the estimated cost of future sections? Notify Me

Meet Our Instructors

Chinnu Pittapally
Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing Research Engineer, Raytheon
Hinkmond Wong
Principal Software Engineer
Marilson B Campos
Senior Staff Engineer - ML Platform, Apixio
Michelle C Rosenaur
Technology Trainer
Mohammad Naveed
Senior Director of Engineering, Reltio
Oswald A Campesato
Founder, iQuarkt and AI Adjunct Professor
Parthasarathy M Padmanabhan
Data Engineering Lead, New Relic | Program Chair
Parthasarathy M Padmanabhan
Data Engineering Lead, New Relic | Program Chair
Raghav Vinjamuri
Independent Computer Software Professional | Linux Program Chair
Ruth A Arthur-Asmah
Sr. Manager, Digital Health, Nordic Global
Sara Saatchi
Professor
Sara Saatchi
Professor
Satyen Kansara
Head of Data and Visualization, Illumio
Shashidhar Sathyanarayana
Founder and CEO, Numeric Insight | Machine Learning Specialist
Sivakumar Mallari
Principle Data Architect, Infoblox
Xi "Bill" Chen
Senior Software Engineer, Meta

Specialization Inquiry Form

Contact Us
Speak to a student services representative.

Call (408) 861-3860

Envelope extension@ucsc.edu

Establish Candidacy

Establish candidacy in a certificate or specialization

Once you create your student account, you can establish candidacy in a certificate or specialization program any time during your studies.

The benefits of enrolling early
  • Lock in your certificate requirements.This means that even if program requirements change, the requirements to complete your certificate will remain the same for you
  • Receive program updates
  • Set your intention
  • It’s free

To complete a program, you must enroll in the certificate program before enrolling in the Certificate Completion Review.

You have five years to complete all necessary courses in a certificate program or three years to finish up a specialization program.

All the necessary units in a certificate must be completed within this window.* The clock begins on the first day of your first course in the certificate program. For example, if you started a course on Sept. 5, 2017, you would have to complete all of the required units in this certificate by Sept. 4, 2022.

Note:

Enrolling in a certificate program does not trigger the beginning of the five-year window. It begins the first day of the first course that applies to a certificate program. The Certificate Completion Review process does not have to occur within the five-year timeframe.

For more information: How do I get my certificate or specialization?

* Students participating in a special program, such as workforce, international, Personal Financial Planning, or curriculum partner programs (such as GreenFig or CLS by Barbri) may have a shorter completion requirement.

Establish Candidacy