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Become an expert in analyzing and interpreting large amounts of data to develop strategic decisions and policies. This will help you address issues within companies or organizations, with your set of technical skills, legal knowledge, or the ability to effectively communicate with the input of data within various disciplines. Each Master's program offers a unique approach to data science, focusing on different specializations.
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Our Master's programs in Data Science
- Business Analytics and Operations Research 1 year English Starts end of August and end of January Learn to merge business, mathematics and statistics with advanced data science and optimization methods. After graduation, you will be ready to take on a wide range of applications, including inventory management, recommendation systems, vehicle routing, and scheduling.
- Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence 2 years English Starts end of August Gain a deep understanding of human cognition and artificial intelligence to research and develop innovative solutions and applications from a human perspective. Investigate various aspects of intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, perception, communication and collaboration.
- Data Science and Society 1 year English Starts end of August and end of January Become a Data Science professional and provide solutions for societal challenges with the use of complex data sets. Add value to a company or organization with a combination of technical skills, knowledge about legal and ethical issues related to data science, and the ability to effectively communicate with professionals and researchers.
- Data Science in Business and Entrepreneurship (joint degree) 2 years English Starts end of August and end of January Become a data engineer, data scientist, data entrepreneur or data consultant, or prepare yourself for the career as a data-driven researcher. In this joint interdisciplinary program of Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology you will focus on real-life assignments from the business. Learn to use data science to develop innovative activities for large, established corporations and promising startups.
- Economics: Data Science 1 year English Starts end of August and end of January Become a ‘analytics translator’ with experience in processing and interpreting unstructured (big) data sets. Having statistical modeling skills, programming language proficiency, and hands-on experience with unstructured data enables you to understand the economic value of data. This is a track of MSc Economics.
- Marketing Analytics 1 year English Starts end of August and end of January Become a highly trained marketing analyst. The Master's program in Marketing Analytics teaches you to gather and analyze big data using the latest techniques and methods available, in order to provide management with critical marketing insights and opportunities, both online and offline.
- Philosophy of Data and Digital Society 1 year English Starts end of August and end of January Examine the impact of datafication and digitalization on social institutions, science, our work, our daily lives, and even our friendships. Reflect on fundamental ethical and political questions that arise. Learn how you can help shape a morally acceptable digital social world.
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