Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (DS)

Department of Data Science

PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits):

Code Course Title Credits
DSC8003 Machine Learning 3
DSC8004 Advanced Statistics 3
DSC8005 Optimization 3

Core Courses for MPhil Students:

Nil

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses (2 Credits) for PhD Students:

Code Course Title Credits
DSC8001 Seminars on Data Science I 1
DSC8002 Seminars on Data Science II 1

Electives for PhD Students (9 Credits)/MPhil Students (5 Credits):

Code Course Title Credits
DSC8006 Reinforcement Learning 3
DSC8007 Deep Learning 3
DSC8008 Data-driven Operations Research 3
DSC8009 Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery 3
DSC8010 Special Topics in Data Science 3
DSC8011 Social Foundations of Data Science 3
DSC8012 Bayesian Regression Modelling and Analysis 3
DSC8013 Statistical Methods for Categorical Data Analysis 3
DSC8014 Online Learning and Optimization 3
DSC8015 Machine Learning and Control Theory 3
MS8944 Probability and Markov Chain Models 3
MS8945 Stochastic Operations Research 3
MS8953 Optimization Theory and Method 3
FB8916 Statistical Methods for Business Research 3
 

PhD students are required to complete 9 credits of postgraduate courses as prescribed by their supervisor based on the relevance of research work to fulfill the programme electives requirement.