Master in Data Science

The Master's degree programme in Data Science at Kiel University of Applied Sciences is structured as an interdisciplinary qualification open to students from a wide range of prior study domains, including natural science, engineering, and the social sciences. The curriculum builds progressively across 3 semesters and begins with an optional pre-course in programming tools and languages before moving into core subjects. The first semester covers mathematics and multivariate statistics, data visualisation and visual analytics, machine learning, data management, and cloud computing. The second semester introduces social media analytics, big data technologies, deep learning, an application project, and an elective module. The third semester is devoted to the thesis and a colloquium. The programme starts in either the winter or summer semester and carries no tuition fees. The degree is offered at Kiel University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, Germany.