MSA Cited in National Report

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) recently published report on the future of graduate education (Graduate Education: The Backbone of American Competitiveness and Innovation) cites NC State’s new Master of Science in Analytics as a promising example of how the partnership between universities and industry can yield success in addressing the challenge of professional graduate education. The report argues that “a highly skilled workforce operating at the frontiers of of knowledge creation and professional practice is the key to American competitiveness and national security,” and calls for closer partnerships between universities, government and private industry to ensure the vitality of graduate education. In its press release, the CGS states the report was produced by a blue-ribbon advisory committee comprised of university presidents, corporate leaders, and graduate school deans.

Trustees Approve Institute

Culminating an intensive yearlong effort, the NC State University Board of Trustees has voted to approve our request to establish the Institute for Advanced Analytics. The institute is now fully authorized to begin operations as an independent unit of the university on Centennial Campus. The institute is charged with overseeing the Master of Science in Analytics, approved in February, and will immediately begin to admit students for the inaugural class set to commence in July.

MSA Curriculum Takes Shape

The Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) consists of an interdisciplinary curriculum that involves the expertise of over thirty faculty from seven colleges across the university. The entirely new curriculum is being developed exclusively for students in the program using one-credit hour modules as the building block for the 30 credit hour degree. The proposed modules for the first year are currently the focus of an ongoing discussion among faculty.