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Program checklist · MSE

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, MSE

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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Program
Award
MSE
Total credits (published)
10
Credits (computed from items)
4
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_02b8416e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum

0 items

    Core Requirements (4 cu's)

    major core · 0 items

      Linear Algebra or Convex Optimization

      1 item
      1. or: MATH 5130 Computational Linear Algebra
        or: MATH 5140 Advanced Linear Algebra
        or: ESE 6050 Modern Convex Optimization
        or: STAT 5810 Convex Optimization for Statistics and Data Science
        1

      Statistics

      1 item
      1. As published: “Statistics for Data Science”
        or: STAT 5110 Statistical Inference
        or: STAT 5120 Mathematical Statistics
        or: STAT 5350 Forecasting Methods for Management
        or: STAT 5420 Bayesian Methods and Computation
        1

      Machine Learning

      1 item
      1. or: CIS 5200 Machine Learning
        or: ESE 5460 Principles of Deep Learning
        1

      Algorithms

      1 item
      1. or: CIS 5020 Analysis of Algorithms
        or: CIS 6770 Advanced Topics in Algorithms and Complexity
        1

      Concentration (choose one)

      concentration · 0 items

        Students are required to select one of the following tracks.

        0 items

          Data Science Concentration

          concentration · 2 items
          1. or: STAT 5710 Modern Data Mining

          4 CUs of Electives (Choose courses from any of the elective buckets)

          electives · 0 items

            AI Concentration

            concentration · 2 items
            1. As published: “Artificial Intelligence”
              1
            2. As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”
              or: CIS 5300 Natural Language Processing
              or: CIS 6800 Advanced Topics in Machine Perception
              or: CIS 6300 Advanced Topics in Natural Language Processing

            4 CU's of Electives (Two of which should come from the ML/multimodal AI bucket)

            electives · 0 items

              Elective Buckets Machine Learning, Multi-modal AI and Data Analysis

              electives · 20 items
              1. As published: “Artificial Intelligence”
                1
              2. 1
              3. As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”
              4. 1
              5. As published: “Principles of Deep Learning”
                1
              6. 1
              7. 1

              AI and Data Science for Discovery

              13 items
              1. As published: “Biological Data Science II: Data Mining Principles for Epigenomics”
                1
              2. 0.5
              3. 1
              4. As published: “Foundations of Artificial Intelligence in Health”
              5. As published: “Advanced Methods and Health Applications in Machine Learning”

              Optimization, Systems and Control

              7 items
              1. 1
              2. 2

              Social and Network Science

              6 items
              1. As published: “Econometrics III: Advanced Techniques of Cross-Section Econometrics”
                1
              2. As published: “Econometrics IV: Advanced Techniques of Time-Series Econometrics”

              Surveys and Statistical Methods

              9 items
              1. 0.5
              2. 1
              3. As published: “Modern Regression for the Social, Behavioral and Biological Sciences”
                0.5

              Data-Centric Programming

              11 items
              1. As published: “Internet and Web Systems”
                1
              2. As published: “Hardware/Software Co-Design for Machine Learning”

              Robotics

              4 items
              1. 4

              Simulation

              6 items
              1. As published: “Computational Science of Energy and Chemical Transformations”

              Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations

              16 items
              1. 1
              2. 1
              3. As published: “Data-driven Modeling and Probabilistic Scientific Computing”
              4. 3
              5. 1

              Other Electives

              electives · 2 items
              1. As published: “Special Topics Only relevant data science / AI topics upon approval”

              Thesis / Practicum

              2 items
              1. As published: “Master's Independent Study (1 or 2 cu's of Practicum Total (1 cu per semester)) DATS Practicum and Thesis courses are not mandatory”
              2. As published: “Master's Thesis (2 cu's total needed (consecutive semesters)) DATS Practicum and Thesis courses are not mandatory”
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