USC Viterbi学院的应用数据科学理学硕士（MS in Applied Data Science）项目旨在培养拥有计算机科学或其他工程科学专业的学生成为出色的数据科学家。
通过本学位课程，学生将学习从事数据科学工作所需的各项技能。包括但不仅限于在实际问题中运用以下知识的能力：
✩ 数据科学技术基础
✩ 机器学习与数据挖掘
✩ 使用Phython语言编写数据科学程序
✩ 使用数据库与大数据基础设施的知识与经验
课程设置
通过沉浸式的数据分析领域体验，学生将熟悉分析师/数据科学家的角色，以及应用于关键组织任务领域的信息学技能。了解数据管理、数据可视化、数据挖掘、人工智能、机器学习等在分析过程中至关重要的作用，以及如何将这些技术应用于现实世界挑战。
应用数据科学（理学硕士）共计32个学分，课程时长为2年。本学位课程的特点是将知识和技能应用于实践经验，通过广泛的选修课程和独特的专业实习，为学生进入现实世界的职业领域打下坚实的专业基础。
核心课程（12学分）
DSCI 551 数据管理基础
DSCI 552 数据科学机器学习
DSCI 553 数据挖掘的基础与应用
选修课（至少5门，20学分）
CSCI 544 应用自然语言处理
CSCI 550 高级数据存储
CSCI 570 算法分析
CSCI 572 信息检索与网络搜索引擎
CSCI 587 地理空间信息管理
DSCI 510 数据科学编程原理
DSCI 529 安全与隐私
DSCI 549 计算思维和数据科学导论
DSCI 550 大规模数据科学
DSCI 554 数据可视化
DSCI 555 交互设计和可用性测试
DSCI 556 用户体验设计与策略
DSCI 558 构建知识图表
DSCI 560 数据科学专业实习
DSCI 564 数据科学概率和统计
以下就业数据基于2020年和2021年毕业生报告：
Activision Blizzard - Jr. Network Programmer CTRP
Amazon - AI Software Engineer
Amazon - AWS Big Data Engineer
Amazon - Software Development Engineer
Amazon - Software Engineer
Amazon Web Services - Application Software Developer
Amazon Web Services - Software Development Engineer
Apple Inc. - Siri Data Scientist
Armorblox - Machine Learning Engineer
Bank Of Changsha Company Limited - Data Analyst
Bilibili Inc. - Software Develop Engineer
Bloomberg L.P. - Market Data Analyst
Bloomberg L.P. - Software Engineer
Bytedance - Back-End Engineer
Bytedance - Software Engineer
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative - AI Software Engineer
Chevron Corporation - Data Scientist
Clumio - Member of Technical Staff
Coinbase - Software Engineer
Corelight, Inc - Security Researcher
ESRI - Product Engineer
EY - Associate Analyst
Facebook - Data Engineer
Genentech - Data Analyst Intern
Google - Backend Software Engineer
Google - Software Engineer
Huawei - Algorithm Engineer
Huawei - Software Engineer
IXL Learning - SWE
Juniper Networks, Inc. - Software Engineer
LG Corporation - AI Software Engineer
Liftoff Mobile, Inc. - Software Engineer
LinkedIn - Software Engineer
Memmo.ai - Software Engineer Intern
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Data Scientist
Microsoft - SWE
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Data Scientist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Software Systems Engineer and Team Lead
Nod Labs - Machine Learning Systems Engineer
Oracle Corporation - Software Engineer
PayPal, Inc. - Data Scientist
PayPal, Inc. - Software Engineer II
Qumulo Inc. - Member of Technical Staff
Salesforce - MTS Software engineer
SAP - Developer
Schlumberger - Software Engineer
Tencent - Test Development Engineer
Thats It - Data Science Analyst
The MathWorks, Inc. - Engineering Development Group
TuSimple - Software Engineer
Uber - Software Engineer
University of Southern California - NRA Scholarship
University of Southern California - Programmer Analyst I
University of Southern California - Research Assistant
University of Southern California - Research Programmer II
University of Southern California - Resource Employee
University of Southern California - Teaching Assistant
Vivo Communication Technology Co. Ltd. - Data Scientist
VMWare - Software Developer
VMWare - Software Engineer MTS
Walmart Labs - Data Scientist
