Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Big Data Analytics (BSBDA) program will introduce students to tools and approaches for storing, processing, visualizing and analyzing massive and streaming data. Students will learn how to create efficient distributed data pipelines, building systems that extract value out of big data.
Approach
Emphasizes learning by doing through course projects and use of state-of-the-art open-source and proprietary Industry-strength software tools and development platforms for practical learning and final projects.
Motivation
There is currently a growing shift in computer science from solving computation-intensive problems to addressing data-intensive processes. As businesses are becoming more and more customer-centric; big data analytics is becoming essential in business applications. It addresses many perspectives and involves the use of advanced techniques and tools of analytics using the massive data obtained from different and heterogeneous sources, with various structures. There is an immense potential in analyzing this massive data accumulated through the years. Big data analytics jobs have been growing continuously over the last five years. “Market for Big Data Jobs Expected to Surge 30% By 2020.” (Big Data Showcase, Sep 18, 2018)
Acquired Skills
Graduates of the BSBDA will be able to:
Career Opportunities
Big data analytics jobs have been growing continuously over the last five years. “Market for Big Data Jobs are Expected to Surge 30% By 2020”, (Big Data Showcase, 2018).
Graduates of the BSBDA program will be able to work as:
Key Courses
In addition to Core Computer Science Courses, the program consists of specialization courses including the capstone project:
Who can apply?
The program is open for graduates of Moroccan or International high schools interested in earning a degree in Big Data Analytics.
Usual criteria for admission to the School of Science and Engineering: