University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters & Science 22 courses 17 total credits
What happens when you combine the power of locational intelligence with the deep insight enabled by data science? You get Geospatial Data Science: an exciting, rapidly growing domain that sits at the intersection of geographic information science (GIS) and data science. The Geospatial Data Science Certificate prepares students to analyze and model our world through big data with a spatial lens. From predicting the spread of wildfires in real time, to modeling urban mobility patterns, to building machine learning tools to analyze satellite imagery, geospatial data scientists help us make sense of complex geospatial and locational problems.
| Total Credits | 17 credits |
Introductory Statistics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 240 | Data Science Modeling I | 4 |
| STAT 301 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| STAT 324 | Introduction to Statistics for Science and Engineering | 3 |
| STAT 371 | Introductory Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences | 3 |
| B M E 325 | Applied Statistics for Biomedical Engineers | 3 |
| ECON 310 | Statistics: Measurement in Economics | 4 |
| I SY E 210 | Introduction to Industrial Statistics | 3 |
| Total Introductory Statistics | 3-4 credits | |
Core in GIScience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 370 | Introduction to Cartography | 4 |
| GEOG 377 | An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEOG 378 | Introduction to Geocomputing | 4 |
| Total Core in GIScience | 8 credits | |
Core in Data Science
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMP SCI 220 | Data Science Programming I | 4 |
| COMP SCI 320 | Data Science Programming II | 4 |
| E C E 204 | Data Science & Engineering | 3 |
| STAT 240 | Data Science Modeling I | 4 |
| Total Core in Data Science | 3-4 credits | |
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