Master's programme update: new name and two tracks

The online programme 'Applied Statistics with Network Analysis' has changed its name to 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics'. The programme update happened for a reason – we are sharing the details.

Firstly, in the modern world, to work with data, computer science tools very often need to be combined with the logic and methodology of social sciences. Secondly, a variety of companies increasingly require specialists who can use IT tools to solve applied problems related to social data. Such specialists can analyze social statistics, collect digital footprints, or visualize interaction networks.

In the ranking of universities in the digital economy, the National Research University Higher School of Economics is consistently among the leaders. The assessment of universities was carried out on the basis of official statistics on the training of IT personnel and a survey of 90 respondents conducted by the ANO Digital Economy.

Thus, a decision was made to rename, as well as to create two tracks within the master’s programme 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics':

• The first track, Computational Social and Network Sciences, focuses on using computer science tools to solve research problems and implement applied projects. The track aims to understand the capabilities and limitations of IT tools from the point of view of social science methodology.
• The second track, Applied Statistics and Data Science, is focused on studying methods and approaches of statistical analysis for the implementation of applied tasks in social research.

The educational program accumulates the expertise of the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research in the field of methodology, algorithms and software for analyzing networks and network data.

Follow the link to study the training program and plan your admission!