Kozminski University

Master in Big Data Science

The Master in Big Data Science is a two-year program conducted in English. The studies simultaneously prepare students to work in big data in the finance field. Aside from extensive finance knowledge, practical technical skills will be taught, such as identifying, collecting, analysing, interpreting, and transforming data, in order to face big data challenges in financial world. Furthermore, new trends in both areas will be presented, from venture capital to cloud computing.

Education by using games

Students have the possibility to use the interactive tools of MobLab, which supports gaining and perfecting business skills, among others, strategic thinking and decision making.

Program highlights

1 - THE PROGRAM IS HIGHLY PRACTICAL RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING!

As part of the program, students will be able to work on professional business projects starting from the first semester.

Each student will have the opportunity to be matched with one of the following companies: Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, Accenture Operations, Bank Pekao S.A., Oracle, or Discovery.

2 - BECOME A DATA SCIENTIST WITH MICROSOFT!

Thanks to the partnership with Microsoft on the Big Data Science program, our students will have the opportunity to participate in a special Microsoft workshop, which will make it possible to pass the Microsoft certificate exam. Microsoft will also provide scholarships for the best students, which will waive the examination fee!

3 - GET AN ANALYST CERTIFICATE WITH MICROSTRATEGY

Thanks to our partnership with MicroStrategy, students will have the opportunity to get an analyst certificate. During the exam, students will create reports to demonstrate their fundamental knowledge on MicroStrategy's platform.

4 - WIDE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The attained expertise will allow graduates to handle business processes from data capture over to processing and visualisation, enabling them to participate in the decision-making process whether from a strategic or financing standing point by applying their problem-solving abilities and outside the box thinking. As a result, they will have the widest career opportunities in all areas

5 - YOU CAN GAIN AN ADDITIONAL MAJOR IN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS

Health Economics is a new but dynamically developing science. It is the discipline of economics applied to the topic of health care. Health Economics provides a set of methods and analytical approaches to study the effectiveness, efficiency and value of health technologies with the ultimate objective of optimal allocation of healthcare resources.

6 - STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE STUDY RESOURCES ALLOWING THEM TO COLLECT ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR SOLVING PRACTICAL BUSINESS PROBLEMS AS WELL AS TO DWELL INTO ACADEMIC SCIENCE.

The University provides access to the wide range of databases, including Reuters, BankScope, EMIS, Infinancials, etc. (a complete list can be found here), which represent an essential toolkit for business analysis. Academic databases such as ScienceDirect, ProQuest, JSTOR etc. allow to track the most recent research findings in the domains of economics and finance.

Partners of the program:

As part of the program, students will be able to work on professional business projects starting from the first semester.

Each student will have the opportunity to be matched with one of the following companies: Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, Accenture Operations, Bank Pekao S.A., Oracle, or Discovery.

We have joined Amazon's AWS Academy!

The AWS (Amazon Web Services) Academy will enhance the Master in Big Data Science program even further by providing a free, ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum that prepares students to pursue the most important certifications related to the industry, and employment on in-demand and coveted positions. The curriculum will help Kozminski University to stay at the forefront of AWS Cloud innovation so that we can provide students with the skills they need to get hired in one of the fastest-growing industries in history. Experts from Amazon will also be involved in providing students of the program with innovative courses as part of their development within the curriculum of the program itself.