Master’s in Data Science Courses & Curriculum | Northwestern SPS: School of Professional Studies

Course Schedule, Part-time Online Program

Please note that course schedules may be amended due to low enrollment, faculty availability, and/or other factors.

Online Sync Sessions are an integral part of the online learning experience. Additional information about learning concepts and assignments may be discussed and sync sessions offer valuable opportunities for students to interact with their faculty and peers during the term. We encourage all students to attend live, but if they are unable to, sync sessions will be recorded and posted within Canvas to allow for an asynchronous model of success as well.

Program	Course ID	Course Title / Description	Winter 2025	Spring 2025	Summer 2025
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 400-DL	Math for Modelers	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dugan, Carrie Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dugan, Carrie Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dugan, Carrie Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 401-DL	Applied Statistics with R	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Waggoner, Philip	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Waggoner, Philip Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Mickelson, William	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Waggoner, Philip
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 402-DL	Research Design for Data Science		Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bradley, Candice
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 403-DL	Data Science and Digital Transformation	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Derwent, John		Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Derwent, John
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 410-DL	Supervised Learning Methods	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Mickelson, William Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala	Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Ott, Melvin	Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Ott, Melvin
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 411-DL	Unsupervised Learning Methods	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Riggs, Jamie	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wilck, Joe	Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Tsapara, Irene
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 413-DL	Time Series Analysis and Forecasting		Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Riggs, Jamie	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Riggs, Jamie
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 420-DL	Database Systems	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Arroyo, Edward Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chulis, Kimberly	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Arroyo, Edward	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Ali, Abid
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 422-DL	Practical Machine Learning	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chaturvedi, Anil Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wedding, Donald	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chaturvedi, Anil Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wedding, Donald Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Tsapara, Irene	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chaturvedi, Anil Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wedding, Donald
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 430-DL	Python for Data Science	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dugan, Carrie Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dill, Sharon	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dugan, Carrie Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dill, Sharon	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dugan, Carrie Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Dill, Sharon
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 431-DL	Data Engineering with Go	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Miller, Thomas	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Miller, Thomas	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Miller, Thomas
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 432-DL	Foundations of Data Engineering	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 434-DL	Data Science and Cloud Computing	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Ostrowski, David	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Ostrowski, David	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Ostrowski, David
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 436-DL	Analytics Systems Engineering
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 440-DL	Conversational AI Assistants	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 442-DL	AI Agent Design and Development		Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 450-DL	Marketing Data Science		Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chaturvedi, Anil
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 451-DL	Financial Machine Learning	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sanyal, Dipyaman		Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sanyal, Dipyaman
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 452-DL	Web and Network Data Science
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 453-DL	Natural Language Processing	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sambamoorthi, Nethra	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sleeman, Jennifer
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 454-DL	Applied Probability and Simulation Modeling		Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bhatti, Chad
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 455-DL	Data Visualization	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bradley, Candice	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Daugherty, Kathryn	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bradley, Candice
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 456-DL	Sports Performance Analytics	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Smith, Bradley		Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Smith, Bradley
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 457-DL	Sports Management Analytics		Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Smith, Bradley
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 458-DL	Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sambamoorthi, Nethra	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Srinivasan, Syamala
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 459-DL	Knowledge Engineering		Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Miller, Thomas
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 460-DL	Decision Analytics	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wilck, Joe Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Kline, Alexander Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Miller, Thomas	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wilck, Joe Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Kline, Alexander Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Miller, Thomas	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wilck, Joe Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Kline, Alexander
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 462-DL	Computer Vision			Online Sync Session Days: TBA 7 – 9:30 p.m. TBA
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 464-DL	Intelligent Systems and Robotics		Online Sync Session Days: TBA 7 – 9:30 p.m. TBA
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 470-DL	Technology Entrepreneurship	Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Kamallakharan, Bala	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chulis, Kimberly	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Schumacher, Mark
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 472-DL	Management Consulting		Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Kamallakharan, Bala
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 474-DL	Accounting and Finance for Technology Managers	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Daugherty, Kathryn	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sanyal, Dipyaman	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Daugherty, Kathryn
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 475-DL	Project Management	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Baumgartner, Daniel	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Baumgartner, Daniel	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Baumgartner, Daniel
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 476-DL	Business Process Analytics	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Tsapara, Irene	Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Tsapara, Irene	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bader, Atef
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 480-DL	Business Leadership and Communications	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chulis, Kimberly		Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chulis, Kimberly
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 485-DL	Data Governance, Ethics, and Law	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bradley, Candice	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Goldfeder, Philip Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bradley, Candice	Online Sync Session M 7 – 9:30 p.m. Sambamoorthi, Nethra Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bradley, Candice
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 490-DL	Special Topics: Generative AI	Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wilck, Joe
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 490-DL	Special Topics - Recommender Systems		Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Gowani, Ali	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 7:30 p.m. TBA
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 491-DL	SAS Programming	Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wedding, Donald	Online Sync Session W 9 – 11:30 a.m. Wedding, Donald
Master of Science in Data Science	MSDS 498-DL	Capstone Project	Online Sync Session Sa 9 – 11:30 a.m. Ott, Melvin Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bhatti, Chad Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wedding, Donald Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chulis, Kimberly Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna	Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Wedding, Donald Online Sync Session W 7 – 9:30 p.m. Chulis, Kimberly Online Sync Session Tu 7 – 9:30 p.m. Bhatti, Chad Online Sync Session Th 7 – 9:30 p.m. Maren, Alianna