Curriculum and Schedule - Master of Professional Studies
The Master of Professional Studies in Data Analytics program requires 30 credits. After admission to the program, students have eight years to complete the course work with a grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher. Note that Great Valley's electives may change over time as new courses are developed. If you have questions or requests for course substitutions and approvals, e-mail enghelp@psu.edu.
Students admitted fall 2009 or after must successfully complete the SARI (Scholarship and Research Integrity) requirement of the Penn State degree in order to graduate.
Penn State's schedule of courses lists course availability. Although the course numbers, times, and availability on the University registrar's schedule of courses are correct, their prerequisites differ. Access our course description page to learn about Penn State Great Valley course offerings and prerequisites.
| Course | Current Offering | Future Offering |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 500 Applied Statistics (should be one of the first courses taken) |
FA I | SP I |
| SWENG 545 Data Mining (IN SC 521 is NOT a required prereq.) | SP II | |
| IE 575 Foundations of Predictive Analytics (Prereq: STAT 500) |
SP I |
| Course | Current Offering | Future Offering |
|---|---|---|
| IN SC 521 Database Design Concepts | FA I | |
| DAAN 825 Large-Scale Database and Warehouse (Prereq: IN SC 521) |
SP I | |
| DAAN 881 Data-Driven Decision Making (Prereq: STAT 500) |
FA II |
| Course | Current Offering | Future Offering |
|---|---|---|
| DAAN 822 Data Collection and Cleaning (Prereqs: STAT 500 AND IN SC 521) |
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| DAAN 862 Analytics Programming in Python (Prereq: STAT 500) |
FA II | |
| DAAN 871 Data Visualization | SP II | |
| DAAN 897 Deep Learning (Prereq: STAT 500) |
SP II | |
| DAAN 897 Enterprise Analytics Strategies | ||
| DAAN 897 Foundations of Marketing Analytics (Prereq: STAT 500) |
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| IN SC 497 Business Intelligence | ||
| IN SC 846 Network and Predictive Analytics for Socio-Technical Systems | ||
| SWENG 541 Advanced Database Design Concepts (Prereq: IN SC 521 or division approval) |
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| SYSEN 505 Technical Project Management | SP II | |
| SYSEN 530 Systems Optimization (SYSEN 520 is not a required prerequisite) |
FA II | |
| SYSEN 536 Decision and Risk Analysis in Engineering | FA I |
| Course | Current Offering | Future Offering |
|---|---|---|
| DAAN 888 Design and Implementation of Analytic Systems (Prereqs: IN SC 521, DAAN 825, & DAAN 881) *Only offered in the fall semester |
FA I & FA II (14 weeks) |
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| Requirement | Current Offering | Future Offering |
|---|---|---|
| Completion of SARI requirements | Fall and Spring Only | Fall and Spring Only |
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