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COURSE PLAN FOR MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE
(CONVENTIONAL)
ACADEMIC SESSION 2023/2024

INTAKE SEMESTER II 2023/2024

Semester II Semester III Semester I
MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE Credits
2023/2024 2023/2024 2024/2025
Core Courses

WOX7001 Research Methodology 3 √ √
Principles of Data
WQD7001 3 √
Science
WQD7003 Data Analytics 3 √
Programming for Data
WQD7004 4 √
Science
WQD7005 Data Mining 4 √
Machine Learning for
WQD7006 4 √
Data Science
WQD7007 Big Data Management 3 √
**Data Science
WQD7002 10 √ √
Research Project
Elective Courses [Students are required to choose any 2 courses from the list below]

WQD7008 Parallel and Distributed 4 √
Computing
Big Data Applications &
WQD7009 4 √
Analytics
WQD7010 Network and Security 4 √
WQD7011 Numerical Optimization 4 √

Note:

**Students are only allowed to register for WQD7002 Data Science Research Project after completing at
least three (3) core discipline courses (including WOX7001).

Not all courses will be offered every semester; the actual courses offered will depend on the availability of
staff and the number of students registering.