Master’s in Data Science Courses & Curriculum | Northwestern SPS - Northwestern 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.

MSDS 490-DL : Special Topics: Generative Artificial Intelligence

Description

This course explores recent developments in generative artificial intelligence, with applications to language processing, computer vision, and software development. Students work with deep learning models, including attention and transformer models, and generative pretrained transformers (GPTs). They build special-purpose applications from open-source software, utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs) to GPT-based models and knowledge bases. This is a project-based course with extensive programming assignments.

Recommended prior courses: MSDS 453-DL Natural Language Processing and MSDS 458-DL Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning.

Prerequisites: (1) MSDS 420-DL Database Systems or CIS 417 Database Systems Design and Implementation and (2) MSDS 422-DL Practical Machine Learning or CIS 435 Practical Data Science Using Machine Learning.