• Recent Graduates: Gain hands-on experience and build a portfolio of real-world projects to jumpstart your career in data science.
• Working Professionals: Advance your skills while balancing work and school. Finish quickly by taking three courses per semester, or take one at a time to fit your schedule.
• Career Changers: If you’re transitioning from another field and want to pivot into data-driven roles, this program lets you build practical skills in your chosen discipline.
• Domain Experts Seeking Data Skills: Enhance your career by adding in-demand data science tools to your existing expertise.
• Data Professionals Seeking Domain Expertise: Deepen your impact by applying your technical skills to focused areas in Earth Science and Computational Biology

• Customize Your Domain Focus: Choose a single discipline: Earth Science, Biology, or our General Track -- while gaining in-depth and practical data-science skills.
• Flexible Pace: If you want to finish fast, take three courses per semester to graduate in three semesters. If you need to balance work alongside your courses, take as little as one course per semester.
• Stack Certificates to Earn a Master's: Earn standalone certificates on your way to a Master's degree.
• Project-Only Curriculum: No exams. Every course centers on real-world problems that reflect professional challenges. This allows our graduates to have a portfolio ready to showcase their skills to future employers. 

Build a strong, versatile foundation in data science. Whether you're preparing for a data-focused role in industry, government, or research, this flexible track equips you with the tools to work across disciplines and adapt to evolving data challenges.

Data is transforming how we understand our planet. This emphasis trains you to work with geospatial, environmental, and remote-sensing data to analyze Earth systems at scale. Prepare for careers in sustainability, natural resource management, and Earth system research.