Professional Master in Data Science (PMDS)

Academic Requirements

• •Eligibility
• •The common core is designed so that any graduate of a 4-year Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering program can succeed in the program. The mathematical background for the common core is undergraduate linear algebra and multivariate calculus (matrices, vectors, and partial derivatives) and basic probability theory (probability mass functions, probability density functions, sampling, and common distributions). The Mathematical Foundations of Data Science course provides a review of this background material and reinforcement of the particular mathematical techniques used in data science. The assumed IT background is basic IT literacy and the ability to write basic programs in any high-level programming language. Applicants with no or very little programming experience should take an online course in Python programming, for example on Coursera, before beginning the PMDS. Applicants with related work experience are preferable. In addition, applicants should be employed with a company or other organization that can utilize the skills obtained from the program. We expect students to apply the skills learned in PMDS to a problem faced by the company or organization in their industrial project.
• •Applicants should have a good command of English with an English proficiency score in the IELTS academic writing band of at least 5.0.
• •Hold a Bachelor’s degree (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent, in an appropriate field of study from an institution of good standing acceptable to AIT;
• •Have undergraduate grades significantly above average; the minimum cGPA requirement for admission to the Master’s Program is 2.75 or equivalent, at the Bachelor’s degree level;
• •English Proficiency Requirement: AIT-EET: 6; IELTS Academic: overall 6 (writing 6); TOEFL iBT: overall 80 (writing 21-23); & PTE Academic: overall 52 (writing 62-73)
• •Be in satisfactory physical and mental health, and have a record of good conduct;
• •For the Professional Master’s (PM) degree program, in addition to the above-mentioned eligibility requirements, an applicant must:
• •Have at least 3 years of work experience in areas related to the academic program at AIT and
• •Be executives in organizations/companies.