  {"id":355,"date":"2024-07-10T09:01:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/?page_id=355"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:41:04","slug":"specialization-data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/future-students\/specialization-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Specialization in Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>On this page<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#specialization\">Specialization in Data Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#participating-programs\">Participating Master&#8217;s Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#admission\">Admission Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-apply\">How to Apply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#required_documents\">Required Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#application_deadlines\">Application Deadlines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a id=\"specialization\"><\/a>Specialization in Data Science<\/h2>\n<p>杏吧原创\u2019s new collaborative master\u2019s in Data Science is geared at graduate students and high-tech professionals who are interested in understanding how to analyze and use \u2018big data\u2019 sets collected by governments, industry, NGOs etc. for purposes such as generating personal recommendations for online shopping, improving the efficiency of health care delivery or predicting national security threats.<\/p>\n<p>You will earn your degree in one of the academic disciplines listed below with a Specialization in Data Science (or an MBA Concentration in Business Analytics) through research or coursework that addresses a data science challenge.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1-240x105.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1-400x175.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1-160x70.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banner-Data-Science-1400x613-1-360x158.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"participating-programs\"><\/a>Participating Master\u2019s Programs (Collaborative Specialization in Data Science)*<\/h2>\n<p><em>*Business offers a MBA with a Concentration in Business Analytics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #ffffff; height: 561px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 96px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a>*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.Sc. Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 96px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/\">Health Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.Sc. Health Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 121px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 121px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/programs\/biomedical-engineering-masters\/\">Biomedical Engineering<\/a>*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>M.Eng. Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 121px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/graduate\/ma-program\/\">History<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A. History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 96px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/\">Business<\/a> (MBA)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concentration in Business Analytics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 96px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csit.carleton.ca\/\">Information Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A.Sc. Digital Media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.Sc. in Chemistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Affairs (NPSIA)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A. International Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ics\/\">Cognitive Science<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Cognitive Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/\">Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<\/a>*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering<\/li>\n<li>M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering<\/li>\n<li>M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/communication\/graduate-studies\/\">Communication<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A. Communication and Media Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.carleton.ca\/\">Physics<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.Sc. Physics (Medical)<\/li>\n<li>M.Sc. Physics (Particle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scs.carleton.ca\/\">Computer Science<\/a>*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.C.S. Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/economics\/\">Economics <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.Sc. Econonmics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sppa\/\">Public Policy and Administration<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Public Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ece\/\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/a>*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<li>M.Eng. Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/\">Sociology<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A. Sociology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/geography\/\">Geography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.A. Geography<\/li>\n<li>M.Sc. Geography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Part of a joint institute with the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"admission\"><\/a>Admission Requirements for Specialization<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Honours bachelor degree or equivalent<\/li>\n<li>Be admitted to and maintain current registration in one of the participating Master\u2019s programs. To see the admission requirements for the participating Master\u2019s programs, please visit the respective program department websites. Admissions questions should be directed to the department to which you are applying<\/li>\n<li>Admission to the collaborative Master\u2019s program in Data Science is competitive and determined at the time of admission into the participating Master\u2019s program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-485\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-240x200.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-400x333.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-160x133.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-1536x1280.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-2048x1706.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/wp-content\/uploads\/cybersecurity_600x500-360x300.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"how-to-apply\"><\/a>How to Apply<\/h2>\n<p>Interested in applying to the collaborative Master\u2019s program in Data Science? You must first create a <a href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_lgn\">杏吧原创 360<\/a> account, and once you&#8217;ve chosen your program (see participating programs above), you must select \u2018yes\u2019 to the <em>\u201cI am interested in Data Science\u201d<\/em>\u00a0question asked in the\u00a0<strong>Program Details<\/strong>\u00a0portion of the online application. You will then be prompted to indicate your general rationale for applying to the collaborative Master\u2019s program in Data Science, including your academic background, academic interests, and career goals.<\/p>\n<p>For complete information regarding the application process, please visit the\u00a0Graduate Admissions website.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"u-center-text\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/cu-programs\/data-science-collaborative-masters\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admissions - DS Specialization \u2197<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"required_documents\"><\/a>Required Documents<\/h2>\n<p>After you have submitted your online application and your application fee has been processed for your application to the participating Master\u2019s program, you will be instructed on how to upload your required documents in 杏吧原创 Central. For complete information regarding required documents, please visit the\u00a0<a title=\"Graduate Admissions Required Document Information\" href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/required-documents\/\">Graduate Admissions website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in being considered for the collaborative Master\u2019s program in Data Science, you must indicate this in the Program Details portion of the online 杏吧原创 360 application form.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"application_deadlines\"><\/a>Application Deadlines<\/h2>\n<p>Application deadlines vary depending on the program to which you are applying. You must follow the\u00a0<a title=\"Graduate Admissions Application Deadline Information\" href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/deadlines\/\">application deadline<\/a>\u00a0of the participating Master\u2019s program to which you are applying.<\/p>\n<h2>Admissions Decisions<\/h2>\n<p>If you are admitted to the collaborative Master\u2019s program in Data Science, you will be notified when you receive an offer of admission to the participating Master\u2019s program. You can check your\u00a0<a title=\"Application Status \" href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/application-status\/\">application status<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"杏吧原创 Central\" href=\"http:\/\/central.carleton.ca\/\">杏吧原创 Central<\/a>.<a id=\"More-Information\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<p>For complete and detailed information about the collaborative Master\u2019s program in Data Science, please consult the\u00a0<a title=\"Graduate Calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/datascience\/\">official Graduate Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page Specialization in Data Science Participating Master&#8217;s Programs Admission Requirements How to Apply Required Documents Application Deadlines Specialization in Data Science 杏吧原创\u2019s new collaborative master\u2019s in Data Science is geared at graduate students and high-tech professionals who are interested in understanding how to analyze and use \u2018big data\u2019 sets collected by governments, industry, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":217,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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