Retired—Data Scientist Specialization

Issued by UCSC Silicon Valley Extension

This advanced specialization confirms the skills required for high-level data scientist jobs. Recipients have mastered skills by working on projects designed by industry experts. Learned to run data pipelines, designed experiments, built recommendation systems, and deployed solutions to the cloud. The specialization culminated with a capstone project incorporating what was learned into a job-ready portfolio piece.

Type Learning
Level Advanced
Time Months
Cost Paid

Additional Details

Skills

A/B Tests
Apache Spark
Data Analysis
Data Pipelines
Deploy Cloud Solutions
Design Experiments
Figure Eight
Flask
Python
SQL
Statistics And Probability

Earning Criteria

Completed five curriculum modules: Solving Data Science Problems; Software Engineering for Data Scientists; Data Engineering for Data Scientists; Experiment Design and Recommendations; and Data Science Projects. Met all requirements for a UCSC Silicon Valley Data Scientist Specialization. Earned 12 CEUs.
Students completing the Data Scientist Specialization qualify for a Udacity Nanodegree Certificate.