The program has the same general course structure as the normal Data Science Master's program with two differences:
1. The fifth-year program must be completed in one year (September-August), and you must be enrolled in three courses per semester to maintain full-time status. Note that it is not possible to do this program as a concurrent bachelor’s/master’s degree.
2. You can fulfill (at most) two of the course requirements during your undergraduate studies, as follows:
- DATA 1030
- DATA 1050
- APMA 1690
- CSCI 1491
- CSCI 2470, or you can substitute CSCI 1470 Deep Learning
- DATA 2060, or you can substitute CSCI 1420 Machine Learning
- For an elective (1 credit), you can substitute any appropriate 1000-level or 2000-level course to be determined by the student and approved by the program advisor.
If you cannot transfer two courses, you may be admitted to the standard Data Science master's program instead of the fifth-year program. If you've taken more than two of these courses in your undergraduate degree, please contact us at dsi-academic@brown.edu to discuss your options.
Scholarships
The DSI offers a limited number of full-and half-tuition scholarships, covering 100% and 50% of tuition costs, respectively. These scholarships are available to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents only. Both merit-based and need-based scholarships are available. To receive full consideration for a scholarship, fifth-year applicants should apply by the standard program's deadline (February 1st).
Deadline
Fifth-year applications are accepted until May 1. To receive full consideration for a scholarship, fifth-year applicants should apply by the standard program's deadline (February 1st). Applications received after February 1st and before May 1st may still be considered for a scholarship based on availability.