Master of Science in Computer Science - Data Science (Non-Thesis)

This program provides students with the knowledge and skills to gain an edge in the computer science job market. Texas State's Department of Computer Science is known for cutting-edge curricula, a dedicated faculty, and well-equipped and remotely accessible laboratory facilities. Combined, these elements provide students with hands-on experience while implementing classroom concepts, providing the specialized training graduates need to land the best jobs. Areas of study in the computer science program include machine learning, databases/data mining, data compression, computer networks and cyber security, high-performance computing, image processing, bioinformatics, and more. The Data Science concentration covers the foundations of data science and exposes students to up to date theories, techniques, and practices of data science field. Data science, which encompasses big data, employs machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), statistical and other advanced models and techniques on big data. The work of data science can help identify valuable knowledge that is impossible or extremely difficult to obtain previously. Those knowledge and findings can help organizations understand their strengths and weakness and make meaningful and effective changes. As such, data science has emerged as one of hottest areas in computer science and demand for computer science professionals with expertise in data science has been rising constantly and rapidly. Major tech companies all actively recruit computer science professionals with data science expertise. Students who graduate with the proposed concentration will work as data scientists, data science engineers, data analysts, big data system analysts, and software developers.