ECON Undergraduates Blog

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MS in Analytics at Georgetown - Information Session

Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:34 AM PDT

The MS in Analytics at Georgetown - Information Session

Location, Day, and Time: Georgetown University, Oct 26, 12:30 – 2 pm ET, Copley Formal Lounge (catered).

Link and Registration (there is no fee or cost):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgetown-ms-analytics-information-session-tickets-50074613517

About our Program:

Our MS Analytics Program has a core focus on data analytics and data science, with courses in advanced statistics, machine learning, NLP and text mining, advanced pattern recognition, big data (with Spark, Hadoop, AWS, etc), advanced algorithms, NN and Deep Learning, data visualization and visual narratives, and much more. We also offer electives throughout our university, with popular areas being in CS, Math/Stats and Public Policy.

While our Program is rigorous, it is also flexible and attracts (and accepts) students from a wide range of backgrounds, including economics, business, finance, statistics, math, CS, linguistics, and engineering. Our base prerequisites are linear algebra, the calculus sequence, statistics, and some kind of CS or programming class. We also offer to our incoming graduate students, a free and online summer prep class that covers R and Python.

USC Price School of Public Policy will be at the DC Idealist Graduate School Fair

Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:31 AM PDT

The USC Price School of Public Policy will be at the Idealist Graduate & Professional School Fair in Washington DC on October 1st!   The fair will be held at: 

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall E
801 Mt. Vernon Pl NW
Washington, DC 20001
5pm to 8pm

The Price School was recently ranked #2 in the nation by US News & World Report.  We offer seven professional Master's degree programs:

Master of Public Administration
Master of Public Policy Data Science
Master of Public Policy
Master of Health Administration
Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management
Master of Planning
Master of Real Estate Development

We also offer three executive Master's and three doctoral level programs.  All programs are offered at our campus just south of downtown Los Angeles, a regional, national, and international hub of governance and enterprise for the Pacific Rim.


You visit our website at http://priceschool.usc.edufor more information on the school.

Legal Aid Internship

Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:29 AM PDT


Considering a law-related career? Interested in gaining hands-on legal experience while earning credit? 

Apply for the Spring 2019 Internship with the Undergraduate Student Legal Aid Office! Our internship is on campus.  Interns earn 3 credits which include office hours and a weekly class taught by the attorney. Our internship fulfills the internship requirement for the MLAW minor. 

For more information, stop by our office in Suite 3125 of the South Campus Dining Hall or call 301-314-7756. 

For an application, please visit our website: umddepartments.orgsync.com/org/studentlegalaid   

Our internship is offered every Fall and Spring semester. Our office offers free legal advice to all undergraduate students. Interns must be undergraduates and have completed 56 credit hours at the beginning of the internship.


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