Data Science Brochure - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

Barcelona Graduate
School of Economics
MASTER IN DATA SCIENCE
Statistics
Machine Learning
Optimization and Operational Research
Data Warehousing
Business Intelligence
Big Data Analytics
Economics, Finance, and Policy Making
The Master in Data Science at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics will prepare graduates
to design and build data-driven systems for decision-making in the private or public sector.
Courses are designed and taught both by leading academics in the fields of Statistics, Economics,
and Operations Research, and experienced professionals from the Analytics industry.
Programs Details and Structure
Student Profile
Language: English
• Graduates in Economics and Business, Statistics,
Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science,
and Physics with the ambition to work with real
world problems and data
Structure: 9 months, full time (September - June)
Selected Courses
Statistical Modelling Omiros Papaspiliopoulos
and Inference
ICREA-UPF and Barcelona GSE
• Programming professionals who want to acquire
analytical, quantitative tools to leverage their
experience
Deterministic
Models and
Optimization
Kalyan Talluri
• Aspiring PhD students looking for rigorous training
in quantitative and analytical methods
Data Warehousing
and Business
Intelligence
Guglielmo Bartolozzi
Kernel Analytics
Skills acquired
Computing Lab
Christian Brownlees
• Seize the opportunity of a data-driven value
creation within an organization
ICREA-UPF and Barcelona GSE
UPF and Barcelona GSE
Microeconomics
Pau Olivella
UAB and Barcelona GSE
Machine Learning
Gábor Lugosi
ICREA-UPF and Barcelona GSE
Stochastic Models
and Optimization
Mihalis Markakis
Data Visualization
Michael Greenacre
• Manipulate row data to extract insight from it and
shape it into a business or policy answer
• Deliver a value oriented solution and explain
it effectively to a non-technical audience
UPF and Barcelona GSE
UPF and Barcelona GSE
Topics in Big
Data Analytics
• Define the rigorous methodology to approach and
frame the problem
Pau Agulló
Kernel Analytics
Potential employers
• Analytics departments in companies
from several industries
Social and
Kalyan Talluri
Economic Networks ICREA-UPF and Barcelona GSE
• Finance and Insurance Industry
Industrial
Practicum
• Research Institutes
Complements the master
project with credits if student
is placed in company working
full-time
• Consulting Firms
• Public institutions, central banks
and European agencies
Data Science Faculty
More information at www.barcelonagse.eu/datascience
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics - Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, 08005 Barcelona, Spain