There is no formal application or admission process for the MicroMasters Program Credential in Statistics and Data Science (SDS). Enrollment in the program is as simple as enrolling in its courses.
Requirements
The SDS MicroMasters program does not require learners to possess any specific academic background—like an undergraduate degree—or to take any specific courses beforehand. However, the SDS MicroMasters courses are graduate-level and they assume learners will already possess proficiency in several topic areas.
Learners will excel in the SDS MicroMasters courses only if they are comfortable with mathematical reasoning, multi-variable calculus, and Python programming before beginning the program. Learners attempting to take SDS MicroMasters courses without adequate proficiency in the required topic areas are likely to find the courses extremely challenging to complete successfully.
Each SDS MicroMasters course lists specific pre-requisites—the knowledge and skills that learners are assumed to be proficient with before starting the course. Because each Program Track includes a different subset of SDS courses, the overall pre-requisites for each Program Track will vary.
Additionally, while the program does not mandate learners take courses in a specific order, several SDS courses do build upon content and concepts introduced in other courses, so the SDS Team strongly recommends that most learners follow a basic course order, depending on which Program Track they choose.
Getting Started
You will need to choose one of the four SDS MicroMasters Program Tracks to pursue, and you should enroll in courses belonging to your preferred Program Track as they become available and as your schedule permits.
Before enrolling, however, please carefully review the following FAQ articles for critical information:
- Learn about the four SDS MicroMasters Program Tracks
- Learn about how SDS MicroMasters Courses are delivered
- Learn about the pre-requisites for SDS MicroMasters Courses
- Learn about the recommended course order for SDS MicroMasters courses
- Learn about the schedule of course availability for SDS MicroMasters courses
Once you are familiar with the structure of the SDS MicroMasters Program, its courses, and the course order and scheduling considerations, you have a few choices about how to enroll and get started.
How to Enroll
MicroMasters courses are offered on the MIT Learn platform, and you will need to create and MIT Learn account if you do not already have one. Once you have created an account visit the program page for your chosen program track:
SDS MicroMasters Program Tracks
- General Track
- Methods Track
- Social Sciences Track
- Time Series and Social Sciences Track
Purchase Options
You can purchase a whole SDS MicroMasters Program Track altogether, with the Program Track Bundle, and enroll in courses as they become available; or you can enroll in courses as they become available and purchase them individually.
Program Track Bundle
The SDS MicroMasters Program Track Bundle costs $1,350 USD—a 10% discount. However, the Bundle also requires you to enroll in all of the included courses within 24 months.
Individual Courses
The courses required to complete any of the SDS Program Tracks, purchased individually, cost $300 USD each—for a total program cost of $1,500 USD.
The purchase options can also be mixed. If you purchase the Program Track Bundle but end up needing to repeat a course, you can re-enroll in and re-purchase that course individually. Likewise, if you purchase one or more courses individually, you can choose to purchase the Program Track Bundle to upgrade your remaining courses at any time.