Overview of Master in Data Science in Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
This programme will be the first dual Master degree in Data Science in Malaysia. At the end of the program, the candidates will receive two certifications from both Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) and La Rochelle Université (LRU), France. All taught courses will be conducted as a modular basis at UniKL MIIT by joint academicians between UniKL and LRU. This Master programme is a valuable addition to the existing curriculum and relates to various and technical analytical specialisations offered by UniKL and LRU
CAREER PROSPECTS
Data Scientist
Data Analyst
System Analyst
Data Architecture
Big Data Engineer
Artificial Intelligence Analytics Scientist
Big Data Solution Architect
Business Intelligence Analyst
COURSES
Semester 1 (Year 1)
Data architecture and advanced databases
Probability and statistics for data science
Data mining
Acquisition and visualisation analytics
Innovation Technology & Entrepreneurship
Semester 2 (Year 1)
Big data architecture
Advanced Machine learning
** Elective Courses
Research methodology
Semester 3 (Year 2)
Research project
Elective
** Natural language processing
** Information systems and Business Intelligence
** Information / Data security
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s Degree of computing or a relevant field or its equivalent, with a minimum CGPA of 2. 75; OR
A Bachelor’s Degree of computing or a relevant field or its equivalent, with a minimum CGPA of 2. 50 and not meeting CGPA of 2. 75, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment process and working experience in a relevant field; OR
A Bachelor’s Degree of computing or related in computing or its equivalent, with CGPA less than 2.50, with a minimum of 5 years working experience in a relevant field may be accepted.
Passed the English language proficiency either with minimum IELTS Band 5.5 or TOEFL 525 (International students)
