Program Info

Data Science and

Analytics
MSc

ryerson.ca/graduate
 Data Science and Analytics Sample Courses

• Data Mining and Prescriptive Analysis

This unique one-year Master of Science • Designs of Algorithms and Programming for
(MSc) degree program enables students Massive Data
to develop interdisciplinary skills and gain a • Geospatial Data Analytics
• Machine Learning
deep understanding of technical and applied • Management of Big Data and Big Data Tools
knowledge in data science and analytics. • Managerial Decision Modelling
Graduates are highly trained, qualified • Soft Skills, Research and Communication
data scientists who can pursue careers in
industry, government or research. Resources

• This program is part of the newly created Data Science

Skills Developed Zone, where students have the opportunity to create their
own startups or work with companies engaged in big data
• Domain knowledge
and data science.
• Machine learning
• Students will have direct access to various international
• Math
partners and/or exchange programs to enhance their
• Operations research
learning experience.
• Programming
• Ryerson’s Big Data Initiative (BDI) spans many academic
• Statistics
units and research areas. The Data Science Laboratory,
RC4 High Performance Computing Facility, and Privacy
and Big Data Institute are part of Ryerson’s cross-university
Admissions Information
BDI agenda to develop new tools and apply them to
advance organizational performance across sectors.
MSc • Completion of a four-year bachelor’s • The program will engage industry partners such as IBM,
degree in engineering, science, business, St. Michael’s Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children,
economics or related discipline Microsoft Research, the Globe and Mail, and the Toronto
• Minimum grade point average (GPA) or Stock Exchange to access extensive data on health care,
equivalent of 3.00/4.33 (B) in the last
software engineering, social media, services and finance.
two years of study
• Two letters of recommendation
• Statement of interest
• Resumé/CV

Applicants may be required to provide certification of English

language proficiency. For more information,
visit ryerson.ca/graduate/futurestudents/admissions/
english-language.html.
Prospective students are expected to demonstrate working
knowledge of statistics, data structures and algorithms, and
R software packages. These prerequisites can be documented
informally, or through completion of undergraduate, graduate
or certificate courses equivalent to the following courses in
Ryerson’s certificate program in Data Analytics, Big Data and
Predictive Analytics:
• CKME 132: Statistics and R Programming
• CKCS 110: Database Management
• CCPS 305: Data Structures and Algorithms with Python
Students who have not taken all the relevant background
courses must take the prerequisite courses in consultation
with the program director.
Program Contact
Dr. Ayse Bener
ayse.bener@ryerson.ca
416-979-5000, ext. 3155
Yeates School of Graduate Studies
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St.
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Canada
ryerson.ca/graduate