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Data skills are in high demand across all job sectors, but employers often struggle to find qualified workers to fill these positions. That’s because many data-focused degree programs teach the technical skills but not the big picture: how to apply them effectively within an organization (soft skills). In the iSchool, you will develop the skills needed for a rapidly evolving job market. Our courses will prepare you to work with technology such as Tableau, R and JavaScript/JQuery. You’ll graduate ready to earn a competitive salary in a growing field.
By taking selected courses, you can develop specializations in one of the following areas:
You will learn how AI impacts society and the advantages and challenges that come from its application. Topics will cover information storage and retrieval systems and transforming unstructured text into a structured format to identify meaningful patterns and new insights.
Launch your career in one of today's fastest-growing fields with our comprehensive undergraduate cybersecurity track developed in partnership with industry experts.
You will learn to engage with data and ethically advocate for ethical data policy. Classes cover the ethical challenges that arise from the growth of big data and what can be done to mitigate these problems.
In this track, you will learn how to verify and create textual and visual information, digital and otherwise. You will also gain an understanding of the psychological and social factors that contribute to the sharing of false information.
You will have hands-on experience with user experience research, learn the most common user experience design tools, and practice user experience research.