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Drexel’s LeBow College of Business provides you with plan of study options that work with your schedule.
MS in Economics and Data Science Full-Time
Below is a sample plan of study for a student enrolled in our full-time Master of Science in Economics and Data Science degree program. Full-time students will determine a customized plan of study with their program advisor.
Full-Time Sample Plan of Study
| Term | Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1: Fall (9 credits) |
ECON 540 | Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 548 | Mathematical Economics | 3 | |
| CS 570/DSCI 511 | Programming Foundations/Data Acquisition and Pre-Processing | 3 | |
| Term 2: Winter (9 credits) |
ECON 610 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 614 | Macroeconomics (Prerequisite: ECON 548 or ECON 610) |
3 | |
| DSCI 511/DSCI 521 | Data Acquisition and Pre-Processing/Data Analysis and Interpretation | 3 | |
| Term 3: Spring (9 credits) |
ECON 550 | Econometrics (Prerequisite: ECON 540 or STAT 601 or STAT 610 or BSAN 601) |
3 |
| DSCI 521/Elective | Data Analysis and Interpretation/Elective (ECON 560) | 3 | |
| DSCI 631/Elective | Applied Machine Learning for Data Science/Elective (ECON 560) | 3 | |
| Term 4: Summer (3 credits) |
Experiential Learning | Experiential Option | 3 |
| Term 5: Fall (9 credits) |
Elective | Elective Course | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective | Elective Course | 3 | |
| Term 6: Winter (6 credits) |
DSCI 632 | Applied Cloud Computing | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course (ECON 700) | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 45 |
MS in Economics and Data Science Part-Time
Part-time graduate students in the economics and data science program can finish in as little as three years, depending on the number of courses taken each term. Part-time students will determine a customized plan of study with their program advisor.
Part-time Sample Plan of Study
| Term | Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1: Fall (6 credits) |
ECON 540 | Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | 3 |
| CS 570/DSCI 511 | Programming Foundations/Data Acquisition and Pre-Processing | 3 | |
| Term 2: Winter (6 credits) |
ECON 610 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 614 | Macroeconomics (Prerequisite: ECON 548 or ECON 610) |
3 | |
| Term 3: Spring (6 credits) |
ECON 550 | Econometrics (Prerequisite: ECON 540 or STAT 601 or STAT 610 or BSAN 601) |
3 |
| DSCI 511/DSCI 521 | Data Acquisition and Pre-Processing/Data Analysis and Interpretation | 3 | |
| Term 4: Summer (6 credits) |
DSCI 521/Elective | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | Experiential Option | 3 | |
| Term 5: Fall (6 credits) |
ECON 548 | Mathematical Economics | 3 |
| DSCI 631/Elective | Applied Machine Learning for Data Science | 3 | |
| Term 6: Winter (6 credits) |
DSCI 632 | Applied Cloud Computing | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course (ECON 700) | 3 | |
| Term 7: Spring (6 credits) |
Elective | Elective Course (ECON 560) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course | 3 | |
| Term 8: Summer (3 credits) |
Elective | Elective Course | 3 |
| Total Credits | 45 |