{"id":48815,"date":"2024-08-05T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T13:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/?page_id=48815"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:52:26","slug":"typical-timeline-and-course-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/masters-data-science\/typical-timeline-and-course-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Typical Timeline and Course Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CAPSTONE OPTION &#8211; TYPICAL TIMELINE \u2013 FALL START<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Prior to start of semester<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mandatory department orientation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 1 (FALL)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">553.636 Introduction to Data Science or 601.675 Machine Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Core Area courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Elective<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">INTERSESSION<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Responsible Conduct of Research<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Online Data Science Ethics Course (Coursera)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 2 (SPRING)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Core courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 electives<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Student should start thinking about their capstone, reach out to faculty, and begin putting together their proposal.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2<sup>ND<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 3 (FALL)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 or 2 Electives<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Capstone Experience (6 credits)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CAPSTONE OPTION &#8211; TYPICAL TIMELINE \u2013 SPRING START<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 1 (SPRING)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">553.636 Introduction to Data Science<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Core courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Elective<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">SUMMER<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Responsible Conduct of Research (if not completed in the first semester)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Online Data Science Ethics Course (Coursera)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Student should start thinking about their capstone, reach out to faculty, and begin putting together their proposal.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 2 (FALL)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Core courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 or 2 Electives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">INTERSESSION<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Submit capstone proposal for review.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2<sup>ND<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 3 (SPRING)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 or 2 Electives<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Capstone (6 credits)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>COURSE-ONLY OPTION &#8211; TYPICAL TIMELINE \u2013 FALL START<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Prior to start of semester<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mandatory department orientation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 1 (FALL)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">553.636 Introduction to Data Science or 601.675 Machine Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Core Area course<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Elective<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">INTERSESSION<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Responsible Conduct of Research<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Online Data Science Ethics Course (Coursera)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 2 (SPRING)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Core courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 electives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2<sup>ND<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 3 (FALL)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Core course<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Electives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>COURSE-ONLY OPTION &#8211; TYPICAL TIMELINE \u2013 SPRING START<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 1 (SPRING)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">553.636 Introduction to Data Science<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Core courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Elective<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">SUMMER<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Responsible Conduct of Research (if not completed in the first semester)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Online Data Science Ethics Course (Coursera)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>ST<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 2 (FALL)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Core courses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Elective<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> YEAR, SEMESTER 3 (SPRING)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 Core course<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2 Electives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Data Science Program Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-data-science\/program-requirements-overview\/\">Program Requirements Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-data-science\/typical-timeline-and-course-planning\/\">Typical Timeline and Course Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-data-science\/approved-courses\/\">Approved Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-data-science\/polices-additional\/\">Policies and Additional Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-data-science\/data-science-capstone-experience\/\">Data Science Capstone Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/masters-data-science\/our-faculty\/\">Our Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-data-science\/mse-in-data-science-forms\/\">Data Science Forms and Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPSTONE OPTION &#8211; 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