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MSc in Applied Data Science & Big Data

Nice Sophia-Antipolis Campus – Paris Campus
THE MOST APPLIED

6-month
FULL-TIME MSC

ENTERPRISE-LEVEL

2
C E R T I F I C AT I O N S

A T O TA L O F

800hrs
OF TUITION

TUITION FEES

12800€
ON-CAMPUS*

TUITION FEES

7680€
O N L I N E E D U C AT I O N * *

*On-Campus self-funded students are normally exempt of French/EU VAT collection

**Off-Campus fees are exclusive of any local taxes (e.g. VAT, Sales Tax, etc.) which may apply in the students’
country of residence

Discover the programme structure

Autumn 2017 entry – Tuition Fees

Programme information
This 6-month of
classes
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Autumn and Spring, is designed to open your career to

these Big Data Analytics jobs all industries are looking for.

And in France, it definitely makes Data Science “the sexiest

job of the XXIth century”! (Harvard Business Review, Oct. 2012)

Classes are given in English from the:

end of September to beginning of April for the Autumn

entry;
beginning of March to mid-October for the Spring entry;

on a full-time basis (5 hours/day) along with “Engineering

Projects” (see below) and followed by a 6-month work
placement.

In this Applied MSc programme, you will:

learn how to understand the analysis, design,

implementation & monitoring of IT & Big Data
architectures;
get familiar with machine and deep learning
algorithms with an industrial approach to applied
mathematics;
learn how to deploy Big Data architectures and Machine
Learning results into corporate systems and get familiar
with data visualisation;
get awareness of the legal consequences of data
handling, with a pinch of ethical thinking regarding the
consequences of mining (big) data.
be trained to and take two Enterprise-Level
Certifications examinations:
Amazon AWS *Cloud-Computing DSTI Chair*
Preparation for AWS Certified Solutions Architect –
Associate
SAS Institute *The SAS ecosystem DSTI Chair*
Preparation for SAS Certified Predictive Modeler
Using SAS Enterprise Miner 13

Classes for this Applied MSc programme are offered on a full-

time basis from Data ScienceTech Institute campuses (around
5hrs a day).

If you are currently in employment and/or can benefit from

third-party financing due to lifelong education rights, please get
in touch with us to check what could be organised.
We are kindly reminding you that our Applied MSc programme
is delivered in full-time only. As such, you must be available to
follow all classes and projects.
Should you be looking for a part-time programme allowing you
to work and study, make sure to check our the Small Online
Private Course (SPOC) version of the programme.

As a DSTI Applied MSc student and upon completion of the

programme (600 hours + Engineering Projects + Work
Placement + Industrial Certifications), you may wish to continue
your specialisation studies. In this case and upon graduation,
you will have the opportunity to join our Advanced MSc in
Information Systems & Artificial Intelligence for Big Data
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On-campus students who are NOT citizen and passport

holder of a European Economic Area (EEA) country,
Andorra or Monaco, will be required to apply for a long-stay
student visa. Please carefully read the requirements on
our “Visa Procedure” page.

Apply now

MSc tuition cycle

2 Enterprise-Level Certifications
Amazon AWS *Cloud-Computing DSTI Chair*
Preparation for AWS Certified Solutions Architect –
Associate

SAS Institute *The SAS ecosystem DSTI Chair*

Preparation for SAS Enterprise Miner certification

DSTI Student’s Testimonials

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Programme Structure - Core Courses - 800 hours - 60 ECTS

This Applied MSc programme programme is composed of all the following modules*, which are actual hours
of class presence(personal work is expected on top of these):

I N F O R M AT I O N S Y S T E M S

150hrs
Architecture (IS1)
Amazon AWS “Cloud-Computing DSTI Chair” **
Preparation for AWS Certified Solutions Architect –
Associate
Big Data and Machine Learning on Amazon AWS
Software Engineering (IS2)
Analysis and Design of Information Systems
Refreshers in Computer Science: fundamentals of
algorithmics & data structures using C & C++
Analysis methodology, E/R model & LAPAGE method for
data model design
Databases (IS3)
Data Wrangling backed with MS SQL Server
Advanced SQL queries, stored procedures & triggers (T-
SQL)
Combining SQL and .Net code for complex ETL
(SSIS)Dynamic Reporting and BI (SSRS)
Semantic Web (IS4)
Integrating Semantic Web technologies in Data
Science developments
Representing and querying web-rich data (RDF,
SPARQL), Introducing Semantics in Data (RDFS,
Ontologies), Tracing and following data history (VOiD,
DCAT, PROV-O)

A P P L I E D D ATA S C I E N C E & B I G D ATA

300hrs
Foundations (DSBD1)
Applied Mathematics for Data Science
Calculus – Linear Algebra – Trigonometry & Complex
Numbers
Algorithmics for Data Science – Optimisation
Combinatorics and Complexity – Graph-based modelling
& algorithms for discrete optimisation
Introduction to continuous optimisation
Machine and Deep Learning (DSBD2)
Foundations of Statistical Analysis and Machine
Learning
Probabilities and distribution – Tests – Inference –
Regression – Clustering
Advanced Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning
CART and Random Forests and applications to
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Map/Reduce – Features Selection & Engineering 4/8
Models Comparison & Competition
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Artificial Neural Network and introduction to Deep

Learning
Data representation and distributed representations,
Universal Interpretation Theorem, Probabilistic
Interpretation, backpropagation and stochastic gradient
descent
SAS Institute “The SAS ecosystem DSTI Chair” **
Preparation for SAS Certified Predictive Modeler
Using SAS Enterprise Miner 13
SAS and Hadoop – SAS Visual Analytics – Base SAS
MapReduce Ecosystem (DSBD3)
The Hadoop & SPARK ecosystem
HDFS, scheduling & ressources management
Workflow management & ETL, Dataflow management,
Scalable Entreprise Serial Bus
Realtime, Machine Learning, Data Exploration &
Visualisation

B U S I N E S S & I N D U S T R I A L A P P L I C AT I O N S

125hrs
Marketing (BIA1)
Time-Series Analysis using SAS
Forecasting Using SAS Software: A Programming
Approach (SAS/ETS)
Forecasting Using SAS Forecast Server Software
Operations (BIA2)
Survival Analysis using R
Probabilistic description of Survival data, parametric, non-
parametric and semi-parametric (Cox model) statistical
methods. Applications to Big Data with penalised Cox
regression
Project Management (BIA3)
IT Project Management: PMP-PMI and Agile
Approaches
PMBOK (PMI) – Agile Approaches – Kanban
Social Sciences (BIA4)
Agent-Based Modelling for population behaviour
Modeling objectives, model types, matching modelling
approaches to studies objectives, ODD protocol, ABM
objectives and components
Modelling complex and chaotic economic systems
with System Dynamics
Causal loop diagrams, Stock and flow diagrams, Non-
linear algrebraic equations, Chaos Theory

E T H I C S & L AW

25hrs
Data regulations (L1)
Data ownership and protection laws and regulation
Private Data – Corporate Data
EU Data Protection Act, GDPR, US-EU Data Transfers
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* Please note that course content and support technologies may vary when delivered according to job market needs
and under the supervision of Data ScienceTech Institute Scientific Advisory Board.
** Provided you are not subject to any Sanction Programmes of the United States of America which would affect your

rights to take these classes and/or examinations.

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

200hrs
All students will be assigned engineering projects attached to courses of programme. Students will conduct projects
throughout the year until their classes finish and they go to their work placement . These Engineering Projects aim to
apply all the knowledge and skills acquired in the different classes and to use DSTI professors as mentors and
coaches throughout the year. Some of these projects may come from applied research work done by our Professors
affiliated to a research lab.

Programme structure - Work Placement or Advanced Engineering Project

Once the classes are finished, our Applied MSc students can choose between going for a work placement or working
on an advanced engineering project and dissertation. DSTI strongly encourages On-Campus students towards
industrial placement and advanced engineering projects for online education students ones.

WORK PLACEMENT

6 months
On-Campus students are strongly encouraged to choose the 6-
month work placement option (805hrs, 35hrs/week) and
immerse themselves into a data science industrial environment.
Finding a work placement opportunity is a student’s
responsibility. DSTI provides active help, advice and support
throughout its industrial and academic partners network
however.

A D VA N C E D E N G I N E E R I N G P R O J E C T

540hrs*
Online education students will be tutored by a DSTI Professor
in selecting a data science engineering problem for a given
industrial application and write an engineering proposal,
covering state-of-the-art literature, to propose a solution. On-
Campus students may also choose this engineering project as
an alternative to a work placement.

* 540hrs is an evaluated time, which accounts for the 200hrs already spent
during the classes time and equivalent to four months of legal full-time work in
France (35hrs per week), of requirement commitment to perform the project.

Tuition fees
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The following tuition fees are expressed exclusive of any taxes & are in effect for the OCTOBER 2017 entry and are
subject to change for future years. Tuition fees for the MARCH 2018 entry will be published in October 2017.

Off-campus students tuition fees may be subject to the local taxes of your country of residence. On-Campus self-
fundedstudents are normally exempt of French/EU VAT collection.
In any case, please get in touch with us to check which scenario applies.

Tuition
MSc in Applied
Fees (exclusive
Data Science & Entry
of any potential
Big Data
taxes)

ON-CAMPUS AUTUMN
12,800€
STUDENTS 2017

ONLINE AUTUMN
7,680€
STUDENTS 2017

When on-campus, non-EU and mature students (>28 y/o) may be required by the French Government to pay an extra
250€ for gaining medical coverage (social security). This obligation and extra cost is only collected by DSTI on behalf
of and for the French Government.

Once admitted, you will be required to pay 10% of the programme fees for On-Campus students and 20% for Online
Education, minus the 100€ already paid for your admission in order to secure your enrolment (wire transfer,
debit/credit card).
This payment can only be refunded in case of exceptional circumstances for not enrolling the programme: visa not
issued for international students or proven sudden change of financial situation.

The remaining fees can then be arranged in up to 10 monthly instalments throughout the programme.

Should an employer be willing to sponsor your Applied MSc matriculation during a sabbatical, we would deal directly
with your HR department regarding the fees proportion eligible to be covered in lieu. Please note that French/EU VAT
collection may apply to fees paid by your sponsor.

Admission requirements

APPLICANTS WITH A 3-YEAR

BA, BSC OR BENG DEGREE
3 years of work experience

APPLICANTS WITH A 4-YEAR

BA, BSC-BENG OR MA-MSC-MENG DEGREE
Work experience

APPLICANTS WITH A 5-YEAR

MA, MSC – MENG OR CHARTERED ENGINEERS
No particular conditions
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