The major courses in the Big Data program are varied and are interdisciplinary.

Basic courses: mathematical analysis, advanced algebra, general physical mathematics and introduction to information science, data structures, introduction to data science, introduction to programming, programming practice.

Required courses: discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, algorithm analysis and design, data computational intelligence, introduction to database systems, computer system fundamentals, parallel architecture and programming, unstructured big data analysis.

Electives: Introduction to Data Science Algorithms, Topics in Data Science, Data Science Practice, Practical Internet Development Techniques, Sampling Techniques, Statistical Learning, Regression Analysis, Stochastic Processes.

Employment Prospects:

As a populous and manufacturing country, China has a huge capacity for data generation and is extremely rich in big data resources. With the advancement of the construction of digital China, the ability to collect and apply data resources in various industries is constantly improving, which will lead to faster and more data accumulation.

It is expected that by the end of 2021, the total amount of data in China is expected to account for 21% of the total amount of data in the world, and it will become a top-ranking data resource country and a global data center.